| In a year or two there will be non-stop | | | | Overhead compartments will be largest |
| flights to destinations of over eight | | | | around and toilets will allow wheelchair |
| thousand miles from Scottish airports | | | | access. The windows on this aircraft |
| without the aircraft having a weight | | | | will also be larger with a tinting |
| penalty when the new Boeing Dreamliner | | | | mechanism installed to replace the older |
| 787-8 comes into service. | | | | shades. |
| Although direct flights from Scotland to | | | | Their will be an all wireless inflight |
| some long haul destinations are not | | | | entertainment system and small LED |
| available as yet, there are some | | | | (Light Emitting Diode) lighting which |
| destinations on offer, try | | | | will simulate day or night light |
| The fantastic Boeing Dreamliner aircraft | | | | conditions. |
| can make a 20% fuel saving and a 60% | | | | The Dreamliner is also 12" wider than |
| decrease in noise compared to similar | | | | the other similar aircraft which should |
| aircraft. This aircraft will set the | | | | give more room in the aisles. |
| standard for the future of aviation. | | | | The Dreamliner has a cargo hold that can |
| Now Airbus has taken note and had to | | | | take five pallets and five LD3 |
| rethink the design of their Airbus 350 | | | | containers an obviously the passengers |
| which hasn't even been built. Most of | | | | bags. |
| the niggles folk have when taking long | | | | Around 350 of these aircraft have been |
| haul flights are being ironed out, The | | | | ordered and I am sure that more will be |
| majority of aircraft are pressurized to | | | | ordered when people have actually flown |
| 8,000 feet but the Dreamliner has a | | | | in one and the reviews start pouring |
| cabin pressure set at 6,000 feet. This | | | | out. |
| should help prevent jetlag. | | | | |