{"id":124,"date":"2023-12-12T03:18:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T03:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therocketstar.com\/?p=124"},"modified":"2023-12-12T03:27:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T03:27:53","slug":"the-story-of-how-the-787-was-not-meant-to-be-called-the-dreamliner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therocketstar.com\/?p=124","title":{"rendered":"The story of how the 787 was not meant to be called &#8220;The Dreamliner.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;The Dreamliner.&#8221; Have you heard of it before. I am talking about the majestic, bird like Boeing 787 series. This airplane is a widebody aircraft that has 2 GENX turbofan engines and a wingspan of 60 meters with a very impressive wing flex. Sounds like an airlines dream. But the 787 was never meant to be called &#8220;The Dreamliner.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2020\/03\/United-Dreamliner-Polaris-Premium-Plus-Economy-Cabins-Zach-Griff-33.jpeg\" alt=\"First look: Why United's new 787-9 Dreamliner is a huge upgrade for flyers  - The Points Guy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thanks to United Airlines for this image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Boeing 787 was created as competition to the A350. They wanted the 787 to completely take over the A350 so as a marketing strategy, Boeing wanted to come up with a nickname for the new plane. They thought and agreed on 4 choices and they all were going to take a vote on the nicknames. The 4 options of nicknames they came up with were, Global Cruiser, The Dreamliner, eLiner and Stratoclimber. The popular nickname between the Boeing employees was the &#8220;Global Cruiser&#8221; so they launched a poll to the public in the thought that &#8220;Global Cruiser&#8221; was going to win for sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t.plnspttrs.net\/16116\/1462283_f706bc03c2_280.jpg\" alt=\"Airbus Industrie Airbus A350-900 | Latest Photos | Planespotters.net\" style=\"width:543px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is the A350, competitor to the Boeing 787. Thanks to Airbus for this image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Turns out that Boeing was wrong. The public thought that &#8220;The Dreamliner&#8221; sounded the best. Boeing wanted to nickname the 787 as &#8220;The Global Cruiser&#8221; but the public wanted to nickname it &#8220;The Dreamliner.&#8221; To increase the amount of sales, Boeing named the plane as &#8220;The Dreamliner&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/130917152046-01-boeing-787-9-0917.jpg?q=w_4285,h_2088,x_0,y_0,c_fill\" alt=\"Latest Boeing Dreamliner takes off | CNN\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thanks to Boeing for this image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I personally feel the name suits the airplane with it&#8217;s modernized technology. Would you have named the plane any different? But that is the story of how the 787 got it&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Dreamliner.&#8221; Have you heard of it before. I am talking about the majestic, bird like Boeing 787 series. This airplane is a widebody aircraft that has 2 GENX turbofan engines and a wingspan of 60 meters with a very impressive wing flex. Sounds like an airlines dream. 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