The 787 at a glance

Timeline:

• Announced December 2002

• Design completed September 2005

• Major assembly began June 2006

• First flight aimed at late September 2007 is pushed back to November-December 2007, now March 2008

• First delivery set for May 2008 pushed back six months, to November-December 2008

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Designed to:

• Carry 210 to 330 passengers, depending upon model

• Travel from 2,500 to 8,200 nautical miles, depending upon number of passengers

• Fly up to Mach 0.85

Production:

• Parts flown in from around the world: wings from Japan, fuselage sections from Italy, doors from France, landing gear and engines from England, tail cone from South Korea.

• Final assembly in Everett is planned to take three days per plane when production is at full speed.

Orders (as of Oct. 10):

• 710 from 48 customers

• First goes to All Nippon Airways

Price:

Boeing estimates selling 3,500 787s over 20 years at list prices ranging from $146 million to $200 million.

Made of:

• 50 percent composites

• 20 percent aluminum

• 15 percent titanium

• 10 percent steel

• 5 percent other material