Boeing's Dreamliner completes first commercial flight

26 October 2011

Boeing's Dreamliner has had its maiden commercial voyage, the All Nippon Airlines (ANA) flight carrying its first passengers from Tokyo to Hong Kong.

Because of the materials used in construction - carbon fibre rather than aluminium - as well as new engines and aerodynamics, Boeing says the Dreamliner is about 20% more fuel efficient than similarly-sized models flying today.

Read the full BBC News article here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15456914

(Source: BBC News)