What a great experience for our customers and the media as we took them up for some short demonstration flights on the 787 during our Dream Tour stop in China. We’ve given a lot of tours of the airplane over the past year, but actually taking people up in the air is a rare treat.
Inspecting the airplane before one of our demo flights.
I often say that pilots have the greatest offices in the world. And when our customers’ pilots have emerged from the flight deck of the 787 after these demo flights, they are absolutely beaming.
Following the demo flight in Guangzhou, I had the honor of presenting a gift to China Southern executive Liu Qian, the airline’s VP for flight operations and safety. The gift is actually the window hole we cut out of composite material used on the Dreamliner.
Presenting a very fitting gift to China Southern.
We still have one more stop in China in Haikou, but I can tell you this first leg of the Dream Tour has been an incredible success. I could talk all day about the features of the 787, but being able to experience the airplane first hand is when the magic really happens. I’ve been fortunate enough to take part in the kickoff of this tour, and I wouldn’t trade the smiles I’ve seen for anything in the world.
A picture I took of China Southern flight attendants posing by the 787.
A picture of me taking a picture of China Southern flight attendants.
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