Boeing 787 Dreamliner a Fidae 2012 ¡Confirmado!
POR OSVALDO MARTÍNEZ, 22 DE FEBRERO, 2012 (
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Nos preguntábamos tiempo atrás si el Boeing 787 Dreamliner visitaría Fidae 2012, bueno, ya con toda propiedad podemos afirmar que sí lo hará para deleite de los visitantes de la muestra aeronáutica que se efectuará en las instalaciones de la Base Aérea Pudahuel de la FACh en el Aeropuerto Arturo Merino Benítez (SCEL/SCL) de Santiago de Chile desde el 27 de marzo al 1 de abril de 2012.
Luego de un vía crucis de problemas durante el desarrollo, ya se encuentra All Nippon Airways operando el modelo, del que LAN Airlines ha encargado 32 aviones los que debiesen comenzar a recibirse desde Septiembre de este año.
El 787 Dreamliner está fabricado en materiales compuestos (De forma similar a lo que se adelantó en más de una década Airbus con sus modelos de la familia A320 y A330/340) agregando lo más reciente en tecnología aeronáutica.
Vía El Mercurio
Actualización: lean esta información de Boeing, en negrita lo que estábamos esperando:
News Release Issued: February 22, 2012 3:01 PM EST
Boeing Announces Next Segment of 787 Dream Tour
EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) will conduct the fourth segment of the 787 Dream Tour beginning March 1. Stops will include visits to cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
In addition, the Dream Tour airplane, ZA003, will be featured at the FIDAE Air Show in Santiago, Chile, in late March to kick off the fifth segment of the tour.
“During the first three segments of the tour, we’ve had almost 25,000 visitors come through the airplane,” said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager, 787 program. “Our customers, partners, employees and the finance and leasing communities have all expressed their delight with the airplane.”
The March schedule includes the following stops:
March 1-4: Toronto, Canada, to visit Air Canada and local suppliers.
March 4: Boston, Mass., in support of Japan Airlines, which has announced that it will offer 787 service on the Tokyo-Boston route.
March 5-7: Newark, N.J., to visit United Airlines and its local stakeholders.
March 8-9: Mexico City, Mexico, to visit Aero Mexico.
March 10-12: Phoenix, Ariz., to visit Honeywell, other suppliers and Boeing employees.
March 13: San Diego, Calif., to visit Goodrich and other suppliers.
March 14-15: Long Beach, Calif., to visit leasing companies, Boeing employees and suppliers.
March 15-17: Salt Lake City, Utah, to visit Boeing employees and suppliers.
The Dream Tour airplane is outfitted with the 787′s special cabin features, including a welcoming entryway, dramatically larger dimmable windows, bigger bins and dynamic LED lighting. The airplane is configured with a luxurious business-class cabin, an overhead crew rest compartment and an economy class section.
Dates and locations for additional tour stops will be announced approximately one month in advance. At many of the stops, local media will have the opportunity to participate in tours of the airplane and discussions with Boeing executives and pilots.
For updates on the 787 Dream Tour, including videos, photos and reports from the tour stops, visit
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