Boeing 787 Makes US Debut 317
thomas.kane writes "After years of delays, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is set to take off from Bush Intercontinental Airport this morning bound for O'Hare. Designed to make the flying experience 'revolutionary,' it is constructed from composite materials, has larger windows than previous jetliners, and high efficiency engines. United Airlines became the first U.S. carrier to take delivery; they've ordered 50, but due to processing delays, they only have 2 right now. Start looking for more to take to the skies early next year."
US ? That's nothing. (Score:4, Funny)
In Soviet Russia, Boeing 787 Makes YOU Debut !
Meh ... (Score:4, Funny)
I was worried at first, until I saw that the airport was named after the at least somewhat sane one.
New feature (Score:4, Funny)
Did I miss something? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:New feature (Score:5, Funny)
You can't open Windows because the 787 runs on Linux.
But it's still United (Score:5, Funny)
Did they upgrade the staff with all new attitudes and customer service skills? Otherwise I'd rather be on another carrier's older plane.
Re:Did I miss something? (Score:5, Funny)
I think you're missing the point...the story here is that a US carrier can finally afford a new airplane.
Re:Did I miss something? (Score:2, Funny)
"a US carrier can finally afford a new airplane."
Really? The Nomitz class carriers have been getting new versions of strike aircraft on a regular basis and soon they will be getting the naval version of the F35
(Unless we go 'off the cliff' of course
Re:Did I miss something? (Score:5, Funny)
I really wish you software types would refrain from commenting on real science.
Why? I deal with terrible code written by science types all the time. Payback's a bitch.
Processing delays? (Score:4, Funny)
It turns out there was some poor guy at United Airlines refreshing this web page for months:
What's worse, when the plane finally arrived, it was packed in a giant welded plastic clamshell. It took two weeks for a crew at the airline to extract the aircraft without damaging it.
Re:Awesome (Score:5, Funny)
And yet there's RyanAir, which will sadly never work in the US because we lack an abundance of old military airfields an hour away from places that people actually want to go.