Poll: As 787 Service Begins, Will She Be A Great Success?

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 The Boeing 787 Dreamliner began service today with its first revenue flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong with Japan's largest airline, ANA. This special charter was more for ceremony... normal scheduled ANA operations begin next Tuesday, November 1.

 Now that the airplane has successfully made it thru FAA certification and service is really beginning, do you think the airplane will be a success? The poll I put up almost 2 years ago had 59% of people believing that the 787 would go forward to be as successful as the 747 - and that was in the midst of some pretty rough times for the program. I wondered what people are thinking today:

Comments

[seerjfly]

I'm afriad that all too soon, the price of an airline ticket will be totally out of reach for us.

[airpigz lurker]

I think the 787 is great for the technology and cabin layout (unless they turn them into "cattle cars.") I hope Boeing measured the market correctly, and they find their niche.