The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized, wide-body, twin engine jet airliner currently under
development by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It will carry between 210 and 330 passengers
depending on variant and seating configuration. Boeing has stated that it will be more fuel-efficient
than earlier Boeing airliners and will also be the first major airliner to use composite materials for
most of its construction.
Boeing's development of Dreamliner 787 is also innovative in the collaborative management
approach. Until January 28, 2005, the 787 was known by the developmental designator 7E7.
Early released concept images depicted a radical design with highly curved surfaces. On April 26,
2005, a year after the launch of the program, the final look of the external 787 design was frozen,
with a less rakish nose and a more conventional tail.
Boeing featured its first 787 in a rollout ceremony on July 8, 2007 at its assembly factory in Everett,
Washington, by which time it had become the fastest-selling wide body airliner in history with nearly
600 orders. Originally scheduled to enter service in May 2008, production has been delayed and it is
currently scheduled to enter into service in early 2009.