2012
| Boeing 787 Dreamliners make first revenue flight! |  |  |
| Written by CGC Travel |
| Tuesday, 01 November 2011 21:14 |
On October 26th, more than three years behind schedule delivery, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner flew its first revenue generating flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong. There were two hundred and fifty paying passengers on board for the four and a half hour flight. Some paying as much as five thousand dollars for a business class ticket to claim to be one of the first to fly on this revolutionary aircraft. Business travelers will benefit immensely from this new service. There are various models of the 787,some of which will be able to fly non stop from any two city pairs in the world, Al Nippon Airways, the launch customer for the aircraft, operated the flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong on its first revenue flight. They have ordered fifty 787 aircraft and will utilize them on many of its longhaul routes. Fuel efficiency, passenger comfort and low maintenance costs are the primary selling points of the 787 So far over eight hundred 787 aircraft have been ordered by airlines' worldwide. United will be the first US carrier to fly the 787 in late 2012. The 787 has been plagued by production issues and constant delays, but as the saying goes, "Better late than never". |
