Boeing's long-awaited 787 Dreamliner became a commercial reality on Sunday when the US planemaker signed a final contract to deliver the world's first lightweight composites jetliner to its Japanese customer.
Scott Fancher, vice-president and general manager of the 787 programme, said the $200 million aircraft was legally transferred to All Nippon Airways (ANA), following three years of delays in the ambitious project to build a new type of passenger plane.