The revolution will be at 35,000 feet, if Boeing Dreamliner has anything to say about it. While we are taking a wait-for-the-August-test-flights approach to this whole 787 craze, there were plenty of airlines that thought Boeing's big bird and pony show was worth a multi-million dollar airplane order check.
Qantas, Air New Zealand, Virgin Atlantic, and All Nippon Airways, who will bet the first to offer 787 commercial service in May 2008 all bought what Boeing was selling.
The plane seats up to 330 passengers and is capable of flying long-haul routes using up to 20% less fuel.
Yesterday, on 7.8.07, Boening's new 787 Dreamliner debuted in Everett Washington in a scene that reminded us of the Emperor's arrival on the Death Star at the beginning of Return of the Jedi. Point being, it was definitely an odd scene. Don't believe us? Just watch the video above.
To date, Boeing has won 677 order for the 787, on deliveries through 2015. Air Berlin, Kuwait Airways, and All Nippon Airways are amongst the buyers.
The 787, Boeing's first all-new jet since airlines started flying the 777 in 1995, will be the world's first large commercial airplane made mostly of carbon-fiber composites, which are lighter, heftier, and don't rust as easily--sounds fair enough. .
The Dreamliner is scheduled to enter service in the spring of 2008 and the first test flights will take place in late August or early September of this year.
This week Google Earth achieves what the naked eye never could--it makes Everett Massachusetts look good to advertisers.
You see, depending on who you speak with, Google Earth has either created a niche rooftop ads industry, or Google Earth has nothing to do with this phenomenon.
The nay-sayers will tell you Everett is a suburb just west of Logan airport, and the possibility of commercial flyovers make this a prime spot for rooftop ads. However, we are here to tell you we think applications like Google Earth are what really gets advertisers like Target, and businesses like Roofads, interested in painting logos on their rooftops.
Either way, Google Sightseeing has a bunch of rooftop satellite examples to scroll through. Enjoy.
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