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by CNET  |  October 28, 2011  |  Image 1 of 22

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On Tuesday, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner made its first flight in commercial service, flying more than 200 passengers from Tokyo to Hong Kong. Chris Sloan, an aviation writer who was covering the first flight for Airways magazine and Airchive.com, was one of those passengers, and he shared his experience--and these photos--with CNET and SmartPlanet.

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Too cool. The engines are very high-tech, and very efficient.

Too big for me, but for those who can tolerate flying with so many others, well, hats off to ya.....
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28th Oct 2011
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Well... ya... Not all of us can afford our own corporate jet so must learn to "tolerate flying with so many others"... But if you are among the corporate jet elite who don't need to put up with "the little people", "hats off to ya..."
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28th Oct 2011
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Interesting
I read that the first flight cost $35,000 for the priveledge to be on the first flight. It looks like a cool plane to be on for a long flight. The LED lighting and other things look great.
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28th Oct 2011
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Efficiency is only measured by Income-Costs=Profit......Not the Planet
For $35,000 I could buy a simulator and keep it lol.
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