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The Guardian - UK
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner makes maiden flight

Dreamliner first flight: All Nippon Airways (ANA) ground crew see off the first commercial flight
All Nippon Airways (ANA) ground crew see off the company's first commercial flight. The special charter flight by the twin-engined jet from Tokyo to Hong Kong comes after years of delays as Boeing engineers had to deal with glitches and parts delays Photograph: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images
Dreamliner first flight: A couple pose for a souvenir photo before boarding
A couple pose for a souvenir photo before boarding. The first flight will not get its passengers to their destination any sooner than rivals - Boeing's technological flagship is little faster than the 707 Photograph: Kyodo/AP
Dreamliner first flight: First commercial flight of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner
All Nippon Airways (ANA) ground crew wave goodbye to the company's first commercial flight. ANA wants to get passengers to their destinations cheaper and happier, a formula that other carriers see as the key to surviving in a cut-throat global air travel market Photograph: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images
Dreamliner first flight: Boeing 787 takes off for the airplane's innaugural commercial flight
The Dreamliner takes off for Hong Kong at Narita International Airport Photograph: Itsuo Inouye/AP
boeing 787 dreamliner: ANA livery on the tail sectionof the 787
ANA takes delivery of the Dreamliner in September 2011. With its mostly carbon-composite body, Boeing's technological flagship offers a 20% improvement in fuel efficiency Photograph: John Froschauer/AP
boeing 787 dreamliner: assembly line in Everett, Washington
The wings of Dreamliners stick out of the final assembly line at the Boeing plant in Everett, Washington. The plant is the largest building in the world by volume. Photograph: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images
boeing 787 dreamliner: News media tour the inside
Journalists are given a tour of the Dreamliner. Photograph: John Froschauer/AP
boeing 787 dreamliner: A Boeing 787 Dreamliner sits in it's final position on the assembly line
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner sits in its final position on the assembly line. Photograph: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images
boeing 787 dreamliner: inside the second Boeing 787 to be delivered to All Nippon Airways (ANA)
A Chinese TV presenter tries out a reclining seat as the media are shown round a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Its cabin builders promise a flight with ambient lighting engineered to lull passengers to sleep Photograph: John Froschauer/AP
boeing 787 dreamliner: Boeing employees work on the tail section of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Boeing employees work on a tail section of the Dreamliner. Photograph: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images
boeing 787 dreamliner: Boeing Delivers Its First 787 Dreamliner
The flight deck. Photograph: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images
boeing 787 dreamliner: Workers on the floor in front of a Boeing 787
Workers in front of a Boeing 787 on the assembly line in Everett, Washington. Photograph: John Froschauer/AP
boeing 787 dreamliner: A Boeing employee works inside the fuselage
A Boeing employee works inside the fuselage. Photograph: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images
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