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A sharpshooter over at Airliners.net got some spy shots of the new Boeing 787 as it made its first appearance outside of the hanger. I don't know enough about airplanes to say this looks much different than, say, a 777, but I'm sure some of you ...

Poor Boeing. They are right in the middle of one of the worst economic downturns in their history, and their newest plane is creating a bit of a disaster of its own. The 787 Dreamliner was scheduled to take its first flight early last year, but they ...

Following up on yesterday's launch of the new Boeing plane (coming to airlines next year): the interior air should be substantially better than in current planes. Here's the thing: the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is made from three carbon-plastic ...

Today, Sunday, July 8, at 3:30 PM PDT (-7 GMT), Boeing will officially unveil the new 787 Dreamliner live on the Internet and via 35 international satellite TV networks. Why today? It is 07/08/07, of course. So grab some peanuts, get cozy, and ...

When I caught the Today Show segment on the Boeing 787 Monday morning, there were a few things I noticed. One was the airplane's lighting details. Instead of letting international travelers deal with jet lag by their lonesome, the 787's lighting ...

Alas, the long awaited 787 Dreamliner has been delayed, citing "challenges" in assembling the first products. Earlier this year, Justin reported the rollout of the first complete prototype, but even that was rushed to look nice for the media. For ...

It was hard to imagine that Boeing could keep on schedule for 787 deliveries with the strike at large among machinists, but yesterday they made the news official: first flight and deliveries are definitely pushed back. Originally scheduled for 2008, ...

Yesterday we showed you how passengers on the 787 will have it 'made in the shade.' When I first heard about the electrically dimmable window shade feature, I asked Randy Baseler, then VP of marketing at Boeing, whether this type of technology might ...

We all remember the much hyped -- and recurring letdowns -- that led up to the release of the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jumbo jet now flying over the Southeast Asian skies. It was a roller coaster of a journey, with EADS's stock ...

Development of Boeing's 747-800, heralded as a direct competitor to the A380 has been underway for several years now. The super jumbo jet will feature many of the same engineering marvels that the 787 will, including swept wings, cut engine nacelles ...

Like many of you waiting for your 777 or 787 to arrive, I've been closely watching the progress of Boeing against their rival unions for the last two months. As the manufacturing woes go, the International Association of Machinists (IAM) has been ...

Wow Boeing - it really does suck to be you this week. After a dismal Paris Air Show and the announcement of the sixth delay in taking the first 787 Dreamliner for a test flight, Qantas just canceled their order of 15 Dreamliners. In Boeing's defense, ...

Think DDoS attacks are bad? Try this on for size. A recent FAA report has revealed a flaw in Boeing's new mega-plane, the 787 Dreamliner. Apparently, the computer network in the passenger compartment -- the one that gives passengers the ability to ...

If you've been following the development of the Boeing 787, you may have heard about the electronic shades on their extra-large passenger windows. So far, we've had to imagine how effective this technology would be, knowing it would be over a year ...

Several news depots are reporting rumors that Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner aircraft is going to be delayed by another three months. Right now the airline is "reviewing their schedule" as their stock wildly flounders on the stock market. The story? ...