Sunday, September 25, 2011

787 Delivery Celebrations

We are at Boeing's facility at Everett WA this morning to cover the Celebrations to mark the first delivery of the 787 Dreamliner to Japan's All Nippon Airlines.

We are currently listening to a press conference covering the interior specifications on the Dreamliner. We've heard about the larger windows and how they will be electronically dimmed. There will be no window shades on the passenger windows, instead, the windows will be dimmed by pressing a button.

The whole passenger experience on the 787 will be different from any other aircraft currently flying. The interior cabin pressure will be held at 6000 feet rather than the current 8000 feet. This will mean that passengers will arrive at their destinations with less fatigue than is currently the case. Research has shown that the number of passengers experiencing headaches caused by altitude will be way lower when flying on the Dreamliner.

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