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Boeing Swears Dreamliner Will Fly This Year, Really
7:20AM Jesus Diaz | Do you know that sinking feeling when people tell you they are going to do something again and again and again—and then once more—but they never, ever do it? That’s what I’m feeling right now with the Dreamliner: More »
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Seriously, Is The Boeing Dreamliner EVER Going To Fly?
11:00AM Rosa Golijan | We’ve been following the progress of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for a long, loooooooooong time, so we’re excited that it’s finally ready to—oh, wait is that wing coming apart? More »
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When Big Toys Break: Boeing’s Dreamliner Delay Explained
12:09AM Jesus Diaz | Everything seemed OK a few days ago, but as you probably know already, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and its orgy room has been delayed once again. aeroplane expert Jon Ostrower explains why their toy broke again. More »
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Dreamliner Starts Its Engines for the First Time
3:00AM Jesus Diaz | Remember the Boeing 787 Dreamliner? You know, the eternally-delayed wonderplane? Well, rejoice because it has started the engines in a huge puff of smoke. All on its own, which is a first according to Boing: More »
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The Interior of the Boeing 747 Intercontinental
11:00AM Jesus Diaz | Unlike the repeatedly delayed Dreamliner, the new 747 Intercontinental—based on the 747-8 Freighter—is right on schedule at 25% of its design phase. Its interior is inspired by the Dreamliner—orgy room included, I can only hope. More »
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Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Delayed Again
3:15AM John Mahoney | Boeing’s next-gen all-composite airliner, the 787 Dreamliner, has taken another hit to its production schedule which has set the project as a whole two years behind. More »
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Dreamliner First Power-On, All Systems Nominal
2:59AM Gizmodo US Edition | After all the problems and delays with in the 787’s manufacturing, they have finally powered-on the aircraft and completed all the start up tests. In this picture you can see Boeing’s test technician Dave Haskell plugging the aircraft to an external power line. The power-on of all the electrical systems in the aircraft, including the orgy room and the cockpit—which you can see up and running after the jump—is a major milestone towards the completion of the plane and its first flight later this year. More »
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How to Equip Your Dreamliner (Including 23″ Displays for First Class Seats)
1:00AM Jesus Diaz | Probably trying to polish its current poor image, Boeing invited Fortune Magazine to get an inside look into the Dreamliner factory, secret orgy quarters, and the showroom, in which—after spending US$150 million on an empty aircraft—you have to pick the seats, including their A/V entertainment equipment (like whopping 23″ LCD monitors in first class), and even the coffee maker. Head to Fortune to see the entire video and gallery. [Fortune]
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Dreamliner’s Secret Crew Quarters Should be Called Orgy Room
11:10PM Jesus Diaz | Here’s one of Boeing Dreamliner’s most closely guarded secrets: the Orgy Room. Boeing likes to call it “the Crew Quarters” but, come on, what images does this cozy compartment, hidden in the top of the composite fuselage bring to mind? Here’s a hint: it has six tightly packed beds for flight attendants, who use them to “have siestas” when the flights are too long. What. Ever. [Fortune] More »
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