Boeing Dreamliner Lands in Rocket City

-HUNTSVILLE AL-While Boeing’s revolutionary 787 landed in Huntsville for the first time Friday afternoon, the Dreamliner was being honored with the  first “Aircraft of Legend” Award presented by the Living Legends of Aviation organization event in Hollywood.



Mike Sinnett, vice president and chief project engineer for the 787 program, accepted the award on behalf of the men and women of Boeing and the international team that created the Dreamliner. “We’re honored to be named the first Aircraft of Legend,” said Sinnett. “It is recognition of the expertise, skill and dedication that has gone into the creation of this airplane and an inspiration we’ll always keep in front of us – it’s something to continue to live up to.”
Meanwhile in Huntsville, a crowd of employees and guests watched as Capt. Mike Bryan, a Grissom High School graduate taxied what Boeing calls "the first all-new airplane of the 21st Century" to the ramp at Huntsville International Airport.



Capt. Bryan, Boeing's 787 Engineering Project Pilot, and crew flew the Dreamliner here directly from Dublin, Ireland, as part of a worldwide "Dream Tour" for the new aircraft. The plane's weekend stop in Huntsville is a "thank you" to the more than 600 engineers and others in Boeing's Huntsville Design Center and Advanced Systems Group who contributed to its design.



The aircraft will be in Huntsville over the weekend for Boeing employee tours and hundreds of local engineers who contributed to the airliner's design. A VIP event will be held on Monday the 787 departs enroute to Seattle, WA. –Staff Report, FMI: 787LegendAward  , HuntsvilleNewswire  .