Snapshot DREAM START: A water cannon salute greeted an ANA (All Nippon Airways) 787 Dreamliner after landing at Sea-Tac Airport on Oct. 1, marking the start of daily service with the 787 between Tokyo and Seattle. ANA was the launch customer for the 787. Last month it exercised options for 11 787-9 models, the longer version of the Dreamliner for which customers are scheduled to begin taking deliveries in 2014. Including those airplanes, ANA has ordered 66 fuel-efficient 787s to support expansion of international and domestic routes. The 787 features cabin improvements for passengers, as well as composite fuselage technology that saves weight and reduces fuel use. PHOTO: JIM ANDERSON/BOEING Quotables “Welcome to the Starship “The last generation Enterprise.” of B-52 pilots has yet – Dave Lundy, a pilot for United Airlines, to a crowd of fellow to be born.” pilots, flight attendants and other airline employees in Houston upon arrival with the airline’s first 787. Lundy flew the delivery – Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, commander of U.S. Air Force Global flight there from Seattle. Houston Chronicle, Sept. 29 Strike Command, speaking at a celebration in Wichita, Kan., on the 50th anniversary of the last B-52 bomber that rolled off the assembly line there. Planned upgrades could keep the adaptable B-52 flying for many more years. Boeing News Now, Sept. 24 8 BOEING FRONTIERS / NOVEMBER 2012
Frontiers November 2012 Issue
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