Comments on: Boeing kicks off the 787 era

At a flawless launch event, Boeing rolls out its first all-new plane since 1995, and one that it is counting on to stay atop the aviation heap.
Photos: The Dreamliner debuts

[Commander_Spock]

Thumbs Up Boeing...

... on that 787 Dreamliner! As a Certified Level 11. Hope we have got all of those "NDT" Testing and "Re-Testing".... Correct.

Congratulations.

Commander_Spock

[ITrogue]

pointless story

and after reading this, i literally know nothing about the plane except the writer had a great time at the launch event. it is a good piece, but not informational at all.

[arluthier]

looking for specs?

If your looking for meaty information don't go digging around a CNET article; go straight to the source:
http://boeing.com/commercial/787family/specs.html

[WattaDai]

I Agree!

The quality of writing in CNet has gone down significantly in the past year or two. For a meaningful report on the 787 launch, see, for example,
www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn12221-boeing-unveils-lean-clean-dreamliner-787.html

[lixpaulian]

What's so spectacular?

"At a flawless launch event, Boeing rolls out its first all-new plane
since 1995". From the article it was difficult to find out what was so
"flawless": did it fly? They did not even flown the plane, so what's
all this fuss about?

[drhamad]

Well...

Well, the 787 launch is a huge deal, and the plane itself (assuming it lives up to spec) is amazing. If nothing else, the design is fairly revolutionary (the wings, for example, are made of carbon fiber). That being said, yes there's not much to the story... but it still got my attention.

[bassboat8]

What's so spectacular?

The question tells a lot about the writer's negative attitude. He's a
half-empty guy.

[Shakingmy head]

You are obviously Airbus 380 biased

As a Seattle native and not a Boeing employee this is a very big deal for Boeing, the community and anyone who travels. Definitely something to be proud of. Airbus continues its political infighting and failure to deliver its first 380 to a customer. Boeing and its partners will be shipping the 787 to its global customers on budget and on time.

[DrBenway]

Two cultures divided by a common language....

I've been listening to the BBC World Service coverage of the debut of this incredible new plane. I can't help but laugh as the newsreaders point out that the aircraft is made primarily of COMPos-it material, as opposed to al-YOU-MIN-ium.

Nope, not a major point. But amusing to me!

[cjwall67]

It goes both ways...

How do you think it sounds to them when they hear people from
the U.S. talking about getting INsurance for their property instead
of inSURance, or getting a developement perMIT. Last time I
checked, perMIT is a verb and PERmit is a noun. Not a major point,
but one I found amusing.

[vfrickey]

Boeing still has it going on! I was in junior high when the 747 rolled out, and I literally dreamed about that thing off and on, until I finally got to travel on one in 1994 (a protracted business trip to Great Britain). By that time, there was no chance of going up into the upper floor lounge to hear someone play the piano (an early perk for the 747's wealthier passengers); for me it was coach, crammed into a seat scientifically designed by Continental Airlines to be as pain-inducing as possible with two other co-sufferers on my side of the aisle.

Hopefully, those 330 passengers in the Boeing Dreamliner will have enough space to at least stretch out without imposing on the personal space of the people to either side or in front. If they can do that, the carbon composite fuselage of the 787 will have been developed in a noble cause.