Qatar Airways dreamliner unveils

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An ultra-modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner touched down at Heathrow as Qatar Airways became the first carrier to operate regular flights to the UK with what is thought to be the world’s most advanced airliner.
An official delegation from the capital of Qatar was on board the inaugural Dreamliner flight from Doha to London yesterday.
As well as being more fuel-efficient than other planes, Boeing claims passengers on board the Dreamliner will disembark their long-haul flights feeling fresher, thanks to the latest in anti-jetlag technology.
UK airlines including Virgin, British Airways and Thomson have also ordered Dreamliners, which are designed to carry up to 290 passengers, for their fleets.

The so-called ‘green planes’ boast LED lighting rather than harsh fluorescent bulbs, as well as bigger windows, wider aisles and higher ceilings than the average passenger plane.
Boeing also claims the planes have cleaner cabin air, meaning those on board are less likely to become dehydrated.
The Dreamliner is also equipped with ‘Smoother Ride Technology’ which senses turbulence and commands wing control surfaces to counter it – offering a more comfortable flight and reducing the risk of motion sickness.
Doha-based carrier Qatar Airways expects to take delivery of two further Dreamliners later this month.
It expects to have 10 of the lightweight jets in service by the end of 2013, a reduction from the initial plan for 30.
The ceremony surrounding the Qatar Airways inaugural Dreamliner flight between Doha and London was somewhat marred when the airline was forced to ground another of its three 787s due to a fault.

It was the same fault that recently forced a United Airlines Dreamliner to make an emergency landing, the airline’s CEO Akbar Al Baker said yesterday.
‘One of our Dreamliners has the same problem that the United plane had and I am very disappointed in Boeing,’ he said.
Mr Al Baker said the firm would be demanding compensation from Boeing, and expressed concern that two airlines finding the same fault could indicate a wider systemic problem with the U.S. made jets.
Boeing UK said it was aware of the issue. ‘We are working with our customer at their request’, the manufacturer said in a statement.
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