Boeing 787 Dreamliner

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School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Section 1: Goal and scope
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner project was launched by Boeing in 2004 in response to the global need for more fuel-efficient airplanes. The goal of the company was to design and create such an airplane. The brand new commercial jet was planned to consume less fuel while at the same time maintaining the same cruise speed as today's fastest twin-aisle aircraft and covering the same and even higher range of flight (Boeing). The project was to be completed by the end of 2008 when the first deliveries to several airlines were due to.

Section 2: Project strategy, rationale and competition
The project appeared as a result of the long-term mission of Boeing to satisfy its customers worldwide by providing them with more reliable, more efficient product. As already stated, the Dreamliner would give Boeing's customers this efficiency, reliability and safety - features that are crucial not only for the company and for the airlines, but also for the passengers. There were two other reasons that made this project so important for Boeing. One was the fact that the Dreamliner would come to replace the old 767 - an airplane of the same size, but which consumes considerably more fuel than the 787 was planned to. The other reason was the substantial profit that the company had expected to make after developing, executing and delivering the product. The orders placed by numerous airlines were estimated to be hundreds of billions of dollars (Boeing). A number of partner companies (subcontractors) participated in the executing phase of the project. They were mainly responsible for manufacturing some key assemblies, such as the central wing box, the aft fuselage, the horizontal stabilizer, etc. (Boeing).
It is worth mentioning that the Dreamliner was the