Move aside, Paris Hilton! Move aside, Iraq! Move aside Dick Cheney's (or whomever's) impeachment proceedings! It's the State of Washington's turn!!!

Boeing's brand spanking new Dreamliner 787 !!!

This is what we folks from the Upper Northwest have secretly been working on for the past several years--indeed, my former loft-mate, Bill McClenahan, left my humble abode to assist in the development of the interior of this fabulous new airplane more than a year ago.

Just a couple of statistics to wow you: It will be largely built of composite materials--the first major construction material change since the airline industry went from wood to metal at ... well we all remember Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose, don't we? [See the Aviator when you get a chance!] That was more than a half century ago.

Its new Rolls Royce engines are 10% more efficient and its weight, etc. will allow it to bypass most "stopovers" -- one of the serious shortcomings of air travel.

Sorry, Osama, but we are returning to the skies in CLASS!!! Rollout is tomorrow at the Everett, Washington plant.

Three cheers for Free Enterprise, America and the real 21st Century!