787-initial operating cost analysis, Issue 36 Aug/Sep 2004

The 787 (7E7) has been conceived to provide operators with a 15-20% lower unit
cost than current generation similar sized aircraft. Charles Williams
analyses how the various technologies employed in the 787 (7E7) could give it a
0.50-1.90 cents per seat-mile cost advantage over current widebody twins.
7E7: change of
the game?