Boeing's Dreamliner

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A Boeing 787 Dreamliner lands at Sydney Airport on November 15, 2011 in Sydney, Australia, marking the 92nd birthday of Qantas Airlines.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner carbon composite aircraft, was designed to reduce jet lag and air sickness and cut fuel emissions by 20 percent.

Boeing formally unveiled its 787 Dreamliner in July 2007, promising to get passengers on the plane less than a year later. But the 787 was beset by delays and production fell more than three years behind schedule.

The first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental takes off on its initial flight on March 20, 2011.

All Nippon Airways crew members welcome the first passengers aboard the inaugural ANA 787 Dreamliner flight.

Members of the media gather next to a Boeing 787 Dreamliner after it arrived at Zhukovsky airfield to take part in the MAKS-2011, the International Aviation and Space Show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011.

Boeing rolls out the Dreamliner 787, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011.

The interior of the first class cabin of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is seen during a media tour on February 12, 2012 in Singapore.

The interior of the first class cabin, showing the new dimming electronic window shades of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, is seen during a media tour on February 12, 2012 in Singapore.

The interior of the first class cabin of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is seen during a media tour on February 12, 2012 in Singapore.

Stickers show the increased size of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner when compared to Airbus airplanes, at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 12, 2012.

The interior of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is seen during a media tour on February 12, 2012 in Singapore.

The interior of the crew's sleeping quarters on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is seen during a media tour on February 12, 2012 in Singapore.

This picture shows the rest room for pilots located behind the cockpit of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 12, 2012.

The economy cabin of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger jet is seen at the Dublin International airport in Dublin, Ireland on January 26, 2012. As part of the Boeing 787 Dream Tour, Boeing brought the 787 Dreamliner to Dublin Airport to give key aviation finance leaders attending the 14th Annual European Airfinance Conference in Dublin the opportunity to see the airplane first hand.

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner lands at Sydney Airport on November 15, 2011 in Sydney, Australia.

Boeing's B787 Dreamliner is towed to the air show site upon its arrival in Singapore on February 11, 2012. Boeing's new mid-size passenger airplane will be on static display at the Singapore Airshow from February 14 to 17.

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner sits on the tarmac displayed at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 14, 2012.

Boeing and Indonesian carrier Lion Air formally signed a $22.4 billion deal for 230 aircraft, the single largest contract in commercial aviation history.

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner, one of the world's largest aircraft, arrives at Beijing Capital Airport on December 4, 2011 in Beijing, China.

Various flight carrier logos are seen painted on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 12, 2012. Boeing's much-delayed 787 Dreamliner is set to star at the Singapore Airshow where companies touting private jets and defense hardware to the Asian market will also be out in force.

President Barack Obama looks at the overhead bin of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane that will be delivered to United Airlines, during a tour of Boeing's production facility in Everett, Washington, on February 17, 2012.

President Barack Obama gives a speech February 17, 2012 on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner assembly line in Everett, Washington.

A man looks into the Rolls Royce engine of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner during a media tour on February 12, 2012 in Singapore.