Congratulations, Boeing

By Kevin Meyer

Over the past several years we've taken Boeing to task for various issues primarily associated with their new 787 Dreamliner.  But today we're putting that aside for a day to simply say congratulations on the new bird's first flight.  A remarkable accomplishment for a remarkable technology.  Too few executives at too few companies have the guts these guys have to effectively risk the future of an entire company to try something radically new.  There's a long ways to go, a lot to fix, and a lot of lessons learned, but this is a huge step.  Although I've been on a plane at some point each week for the past two months (which also explains the scarcity of posts lately!), I'm looking forward to my first ride on a 787.

Nice job!