Boeing Assembles First 787 Plane

Boeing has started final assembly of its first 787 Dreamliner jet. It is coming to life at their main US production facility near Seattle, Washington. Parts were first made as far away as Italy and Japan. They now plan to carry out the first test flights in August before initial deliveries to airlines in May 2008. This medium sized 787 is Boeing's first all new commercial plan in more than 10 years and so far has atracted 568 orders from 44 airlines.