Dreamliner hits billion milestone as cabin stakes heat up
In a week when Boeing announced its 787 Dreamliner fleet had carried more than one billion passengers, American Airlines and Air New Zealand put their new cabins out for show.
Air New Zealand, as reported, received its world-first retrofitted 787-9 from Singapore. It will make its first commercial
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