United to Fly Boeing’s New 787 Dreamliner on Denver-Tokyo Route

For the first time in the US, Tickets have gone on sale for what United Airlines CEO Jeff Smisek calls “the coolest airplane in the sky”.

For only around $1,300, you can secure your seat on this 9-hour, intercontinental sky shuttle. Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock believes that the small and fuel efficient airliner, providing just over 200 seats, will offer new job opportunities and will “generate more than $130 million in annual economic benefit to Colorado”.

Prior to the introduction of this new route, the JAL and ANA fleets are the only Dreamliners currently in service flying out of Japan.

Mayor Hancock also believes that the Dreamliner will help “elevate Denver as a world-class city on the global stage”.  

Photos of ANA Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Here is a (very long) link to some great photos of an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Looks like a great aircraft.

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/boeing-unveils-first-dreamliner-1312704906-slideshow/;_ylt=AnLZgcex4kxoETP_epLf6R2w73QA;_ylu=X3oDMTRkdmphMXMxBG1pdANCdXNpbmVzcyBGZWF0dXJlZCBMZWZ0IFJhaWwEcGtnA2IyNzA3NzY4LWU5OGItMzEzMC1hNzRhLWQ2NzVkNjBjOWY5ZgRwb3MDMgRzZWMDTWVkaWFGZWF0dXJlZExpc3QEdmVyAzQ4ZjhjZDE2LWZmMTctMTFlMC1iMjBlLTJmZjU1Mzk1NjdhMA--;_ylg=X3oDMTJybG9mdnZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDMDBiNmIwODQtNmVhMy0zZGI3LTk5MzctZDk2YzIyNDhiYzU4BHBzdGNhdANidXNpbmVzcwRwdANzdG9yeXBhZ2U-;_ylv=3#crsl=%252Fphotos%252Fboeing-unveils-first-dreamliner-1312704906-slideshow%252Fbusiness-class-seats-board-first-nippon-airways-ana-photo-094202529.html

United to Receive 50 Boeing Dreamliner 787 Aircraft

United Airlines is scheduled to begin using 50 Boeing Dreamliner 787 aircraft in 2012. United will be the first North American airline to receive the aircraft. The final assembly has just been completed and all that is left to do is configure the cabins, install the engines, and paint them.

According to Boeing's website, the 787 Dreamliner aircraft are "super-efficient airplanes with new passenger-pleasing features. They will bring the economics of large jet transports to the middle of the market, using 20 percent less fuel than any other airplanes of their size."

For more on the Dreamliner fleet and detailed specs: http://www.boeing.com/commercial/787family/background.html

Heavy-Duty Article about Boeing Jetliner Air Safety Suit Summed-Up

A former flight attendant settled a case (an undisclosed settlement) with Boeing over what she claims to be a faulty aircraft design (there have been people speaking out about this since the 50s, but most industry experts maintain that the air people breathe while flying is completely safe). The woman, Terry Williams, claims the default has resulted in memory loss, severe headaches, and tremors that have left her unable to work.

Though rare, the passengers and crew in at least 1 in about 28,000 flights (roughly as many that operate in one day) are exposed to small amounts of harmful toxins like tricresyl phosphates (TCPs), carbon monoxide, and others that can sometimes lead to health risks.

The toxins enter the cabin's air through the plane's system of "bleeding" in air that is pumped through the jet's engine, cooled via air conditioners, and mixed with the cabin's existing air (the air in the entire cabin is replaced every two to three minutes with this outside air).

In far greater detail from msnbc, which includes a great graphic about how the air bleeding works: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44777304/ns/travel-news/