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LONDON, November 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Thomson and First Choice to operate UK's first direct flight to Phuket, Thailand - 787 Dreamliner to fly from London Gatwick in November 2013 - Exclusive 'concept' hotels and unique modern holiday options for customers including 'tour and stay' programme Thomson [http://www.thomson.co.uk ] and First Choice [http://www.firstchoice.co.uk ] have today, 31 October, announced that...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Air India today celebrated the delivery of the airline's first 787 Dreamliner. "Today is a great day for Air India as the most technologically advanced and fuel efficient airplane in the world joins our fleet," said Rohit Nandan, Air India Chairman & Managing Director. "The 787 will allow Air India to open new routes in a dynamic marketplace and provide the best in-flight experience for our...

EVERETT, Wash., Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and LAN Airlines, one of Latin America's leading passenger and cargo carriers, celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner to LAN making it the first airline in the Americas to receive the new airplane. LAN is only the fourth customer in the world to include the Boeing 787 in its fleet with 32 of this new aircraft on order and lease. LAN's top executives, Boeing representatives and authorities celebrated the...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The first Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner to be assembled in South Carolina rolled out of final assembly today to great fanfare from the crowd of nearly 7,000 Boeing employees and invited guests. The festival-like atmosphere, featuring aerial displays, music and entertainment, was a fitting celebration to commemorate assembly completion of the first 787 built at the North Charleston, S.C., facility. The airplane's rollout...

CHICAGO, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LOT Polish Airlines CEO Marcin Pirog announced today at a press briefing held in Chicago that the airline will operate the B-787 Dreamliner on the Chicago Warsaw route beginning in January 2013. It also began an all cargo flight between Chicago and Katowice, Poland in mid-Feb. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101101/LA92109LOGO) As part of the introduction of the B-787 Dreamliner, LOT will implement a new aircraft interior...

CHICAGO, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner, the world's most advanced passenger airplane, will make its Chilean debut as the centerpiece at the FIDAE 2012 International Air and Space Fair in Santiago, Chile, March 27-30. Boeing also plans to display the advanced capabilities of its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter with a cockpit demonstrator at the show. "We are pleased to bring the 787 Dreamliner to FIDAE for its Chilean debut and showcase the...

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing's (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner has won the 2011 Robert J. Collier Trophy, one of the aerospace industry's most prestigious honors for excellence. The award places the ultra fuel-efficient Dreamliner in an exclusive group of pioneers that revolutionized air travel. "We were very pleased with this year's slate of nominations - all of them were impressive, inspirational, and innovative and certainly represent the future of aviation and...

BANGKOK, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing's (NYSE:BA) new mid-size passenger airplane, the 787 Dreamliner, touched down here after demonstrating its long-range capabilities by flying nonstop from Seattle's Boeing Field to Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport -- a distance of 7679 miles (12,358 km). The visit is part of Boeing's Dream Tour. "We are delighted to say 'yindee tonrup' (welcome) to Boeing's 787 Dreamliner on its first visit to Southeast Asia," said...

SEATTLE, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) booked 805 net commercial airplane orders in 2011, fueled by a late flurry of record-breaking deals. The company also delivered 477 airplanes, ending the year with a strong backlog of 3,771 unfilled commercial orders. "This past year was one of the most exciting and important years in Boeing's history," said Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "By placing record orders, our customers showed...

EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner today to launch customer ANA during a ceremony adjacent to the factory where the airplane was assembled. More than 500 employees representing the 787 program walked alongside the all-new jetliner to present it to ANA executives as a crowd of thousands looked on. "Today we celebrate a significant moment in the history of flight," said Jim McNerney, Boeing chairman, president...