Firstly, lets have some take off movies
From KOMO News.
from Jon at Flightblogger
and it landing….
from 2WheelFever, Youtube.
For Boeing, this is the beginning of a long road to getting FAA and JAA certification, in which FlightBlogger covers in extenstive length. But soon enough, we’ll reach the point of “first delivery” and “first service.”
What are looking towards in terms of interior? The aim is to make it look bigger, with overhead bins, big windows (with the famed dimmer), a more open space, and all sorts of fun stuff (except this one and the flight test). Expect Panasonic and Thales to bring their top-of-the-line IFE systems.
Whilst some internals haven’t been released, in the back, we’re looking at 3 x 3 x 3 realsiticly, with the more mad airlines going for 3 x 4 x 3. Business and First Class products will vary – with probable 2 x 2 x 2 or 1 x 2 x 1 depending on how they feel. A lot of airlines are going to have to examine carefully how they’re going to implement this product, as this is 767 replacement (with a lot of airlines going to use it as a 767 replacement) in terms of range, load, and will be using it between primary (hub to hub) as well and secondary (hub to non hub/point to point) location.
Of course ANA will be the first company to take delivery of the 787 (ZA002 is already in ANA Livery for the test campaign).
The first part of the work is now complete. Now to get this production ready…
