787 Dreamliner program had problems from the start

  • By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ
    Associated Press
    NEW YORK — The 787 Dreamliner was born in a moment of desperation.
  • Sunday, January 27th, 2013
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Hangar doors were opened in July 2007 to reveal the first production model of the new Boeing 787 at the company’s assembly plant in Everett, Wash. The Boeing 787 was a plane that promised to be lighter and more technologically advanced than any other, but once production started, the gap between vision and reality quickly widened.

Hangar doors were opened in July 2007 to reveal the first production model of the new Boeing 787 at the company’s assembly plant in Everett, Wash. The Boeing 787 was a plane that promised to be lighter and more technologically advanced than any other, but once production started, the gap between vision and reality quickly widened.