Dreamliner jets in to Farnborough Airshow
Chris Browne MD of Thomson Airways at Farnborough
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner made its debut at the Farnborough Airshow at the weekend.
Dubbed “the limousine of the skies”, the plane offers passengers more space, wider aisles and seats and a smoother and quieter flight. It is also highly fuel-efficient.
Windows are much bigger than on regular passenger jets and there is a LED lighting system which mimics sunrise and sunset to help passengers acclimatise to new time zones.
TUI is to take delivery of the 787 this year and will be the first UK airline to fly the plane.
The lighter plane can cover longer distances in one go and TUI has predicted boosts in interest to destinations such as Borneo, Bali, Hawaii and Mauritius.
British Airways, meanwhile, has ordered 24 of the new aircraft which will join its longhaul fleet from 2012.
It said its design team is already working on developing the 787’s interior which will have a premium feel throughout the cabin.
By Bev Fearis
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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