Boeing Co. plans to debut its much-anticipated 787 Dreamliner model July 8 at an event at its assembly plant near Seattle the plane maker said Wednesday.
The midsized 787 aircraft, which uses lightweight carbon composite material to reduce operating costs, has racked up roughly $70 billion in orders in about three years on the market.
The event in Everett, Wash., to be held on 7/8/07, will be the first time the company will give the general public a view of the fully assembled aircraft.
The first test flight of the 787 is planned for late August. The first delivery of the plane is scheduled for May 2008. Production of the plane is sold out until 2013.
Fueled by demand for the 787, Boeing topped European rival Airbus in new plane orders last year for the first time since 2000.
Airbus has struggled with the design of the A350, its rival product to the 787. The Airbus jet is expected to enter service in 2013. Airbus has also suffered substantial delays in the production of its super-jumbo A380