2. BOEING 787

3. The 787 family of aircraft, in the 200 to 300-seat class, will carry passengers non-stop on routes between 6,500km and 16,000km at speeds up to Mach 0.85. Aircraft assembly began in June 2006 and final assembly in May 2007. The first aircraft was rolled out in July 2007 and the first flight is scheduled for the second quarter of 2009. The aircraft is highly fuel-efficient and offers lower cost of travel in terms of seat cost per mile as well as the ability to fly directly to smaller regional airports instead of to larger airports where passengers proceed to transfer flights to regional destinations.