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Is Boeing's Dreamliner as Environmentally Friendly as Promised?

When Boeing rolled out its 787 Dreamliner this weekend, it staged a global event of its own, linking partner-sites in Japan and Italy as well as Everett, Washington. The 787 is a major investment in plastic--to increase size, while lowering weight and requiring less fuel--at a time when the airline industry is both expanding and taking…

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

When Boeing rolled out its 787 Dreamliner this weekend, it staged a global event of its own, linking partner-sites in Japan and Italy as well as Everett, Washington. The 787 is a major investment in plastic--to increase size, while lowering weight and requiring less fuel--at a time when the airline industry is both expanding and taking heat for its impact on the environment. Stanley Holmes, Seattle correspondent for Business Week magazine, has more on the fastest-selling commercial airplane in history, even though it won't make its first flight until September.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    Stanley Holmes

    Seattle Correspondent for BusinessWeek

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