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Article: Boeing customers have wish list for proposed 7E7.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- August 26, 2003
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Byline: Melissa Allison
It has been touted as a revolutionary product for a faltering industry. A sketch depicts it flying above majestic clouds. And it carries a dreamy name.
Aside from that, few concrete details are available regarding the 7E7 Dreamliner, Boeing Co.'s latest plan for a new passenger jet.
Boeing has used a broad brush to describe its vision: The 7E7 will be superefficient, using 15 percent to 20 percent less fuel than the world's other wide-body jets, something Boeing plans to accomplish partly through the use of lightweight composite materials and new-generation engines. It is expected to seat 200 to 250 passengers.
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