The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a wide body, twin engine jet airliner that entered service in 2011, notable for a fuselage and wings built substantially from composite materials rather than aluminum, roughly half its structure by weight. Boeing designed it to improve fuel efficiency and cabin comfort on long, thinner long haul routes than earlier widebody jets served economically.
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SignificanceThe first airliner with an airframe built primarily of composite materials, designed around fuel efficiency. 1 Manufacturer or Builder Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamliner, lead section, sentence 1
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, often shortened to Boeing 787, is an American wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamliner, lead section, paragraph 1
the first 787-8 was delivered in September 2011 and entered commercial service in October 2011, with ANA.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamliner, lead section, paragraph 2
It is the first airliner with an airframe primarily made of composite materials and makes greater use of electrical systems.
In Group: Wide-Body Airliners, Lead sentence
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, often shortened to Boeing 787, is an American wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
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