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Globe and Mail - Aviation Boeing's 'game-changer' touches down in Toronto; The long-delayed new 787 dreamliner ordered by Air Canada is 'spectacular,' airline's CEO says

Published: 3 March 2012

Calin Rovinescu sees the future of his airline taking shape in the form of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, an innovative long-range plane that will be the centrepiece of Air Canada's international strategy. Karl Moore, a professor at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management, also gave the thumbs-up to the Dreamliner's design.

"As someone who's six-foot-three, I think it has great headroom and wonderful comfort," Prof. Moore said, noting that Boeing decided against building a jumbo jet to compete directly against the double-decker Airbus A380. "I think Boeing got this bet right," Prof. Moore said.

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