波音公司的远程787型梦想客机（dreamliner）值得期待.pdf

• March 27, 2012 • ABACE Convention News 13received large 787 supplier contracts. Japan’s All Nippon Airways has ordered 55 of the 787s and Japan Airlines another 35. Tokyo Rayon (Toray) has a contract to supply $6 billion worth of 787 car- bon fiber composite. Mitsubishi is build- ing the central wing box and Kawasaki is building some of the fuselage sections. The parts are flown to Boeing’s factory in Everett, Washington, in specially mod- ified 747 freighters called “Dreamlifters.” There are numerous other examples of connect-the-supplier-to-sales-dots on the 787 with fuselage subassemblies coming from six companies worldwide. Many of them had never fashioned such large assemblies from composites before and, not surprisingly, there were quality-control problems and resulting delays. Things became so snarled that Boeing ended up buying a key supplier to straighten them out. Playing catch-up with such a bulging order book, Boeing decided to build a second assembly line for the aircraft in Charleston, South Carolina, next to the plant of that key supplier, Global Aero- nautica. The plan is to ramp up to 10 air- planes a month by 2013, with seven built in Seattle and three in Charleston. Complications and controversies aside, passengers will notice signifi- cant interior improvements on the 787. Among them: less cabin noise from the quieter engines; larger windows; better carry-on stowage; electro-chromatically controlled window darkening; sleek and sculpted ceilings and sidewalls; vari- able LED mood lighting; improved cli- mate control; and an overall feeling of greater spaciousness and openness. Boeing has authorized six centers to provide VIP interior completions for the 787. Some designers already have fielded ambitious interior concepts for the aircraft that include a second level, giant big-screen theater room, band stand, full bar, trans- parent floors, fitness center, sauna, library, walk-in shower, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen and extraordinary color schemes and accents. Others treat every passenger to a true first-class experience with lie-flat seating, privacy surrounds and the same connectivity and entertainment options found in a luxury hotel suite. Boeing is sharing design data and holding workshops with the comple- tion centers in the hopes of avoiding the sort of glitches that plagued the early 737-based BBJs. But because it is a mainly (80 percent) composite airplane as opposed to the metal ones they are used to, centers working on the first 787 VIP aircraft will find themselves at the beginning of a learning curve. Each 787 VIP comes with an allotment of engi- neering hours from Boeing to help work over these issues. oBusiness Jet traveler Helps passengers Make tHe Most of private air travelThis article first appeared in Business Jet Traveler magazine–part of the AIN group, which also produces ABACE Convention News and many other daily editions at leading air shows around the world, as well as the monthly editions of Aviation International News. Here at the ABACE show in Shanghai, you can also pick the first ever Chinese-language edition of Business Jet Traveler’s annual Buyers’ Guide. This has been produced to give Chinese private aviation users the most comprehensive guide to buying and using business aircraft available today. No other private aviation magazine covers this mode of transporta- tion in such detail and with such objectivity and independence. Business Jet Traveler–or BJT, as it is widely known–has been helping subscribers max- imize their investment in private aviation since 2003. It offers unbiased reviews of new and used aircraft; advice about buying and selling jets; and information about taxes, laws, financing, safety, maintenance, insurance and more. It also features articles about new luxury cars, vacation destinations and other leisure pursuits, plus interviews with famous business jet users ranging from pianist Lang Lang to real-estate mogul Donald Trump and the entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson. It’s a blend of content you can’t find in any other magazine anywhere in the world. BJT’s exclusive audience of high-net-worth readers has grown 55 percent since the magazine began publishing. During the same period, it has won more than a dozen major editorial awards. To see more content like this go to or . You can register to receive complimentary subscriptions to both BJT and AIN. –Jeff Burger波音公司的787型梦想客机（Dreamliner）终于 投入商业运营，它还能为VIP客户提供更远的航 程和更宽敞的空间。

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner has at last started to enter service with airlines, but it is also available to VIP customers, delivering exceptional range and space.复合材料飞机还拥有超酷的外观，因 为它摒弃了碍眼的铆钉和丑陋的波浪形金 属板蒙皮据波音公司透露，当搭配通用 电气和罗尔斯·罗伊斯公司联合研制的新 一代节油发动机时，787能比金属材料飞 机节省最多20%的油耗在油价飞涨的今 天，它自然炙手可热 在这种需求的驱使下，航空公司已争 相订购了800多架总价高达1320亿美元的 波音787客机增加的运营效率并非唯一 的亮点订购这些飞机的航空公司与收 到巨额787供货合同的本地飞机制造厂商 都来自同一国家，这并非巧合。