Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Receive Aviation's Highest Award

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Jan 17, 2012, 01:44 ET

DENVER, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Few aircraft since the Wright Flyer have truly become an "Aircraft of Legend." Like the DC-3, the technological advancements of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner are expected to profoundly impact commercial aviation. The Living Legends of Aviation have chosen the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to receive the "Aircraft of Legend Award" which will be presented at the 9th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards to be held January 20th at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. Scott Fancher, VP and General Manager of the Boeing 787 Program, will be accepting the award on behalf of all who have contributed to the "Boeing Dreamteam." The Living Legends of Aviation Annual Awards is the most important and prestigious recognition event of aviation.

On December 17, 1903 at 10:31 am with Orville at the controls and Wilbur running along side steading the wing, the world experienced the first controlled powered flight. Exactly 100 years later the Living Legends of Aviation organization was born to celebrate and recognize significant contributions for the second hundred years of aviation.

The "Living Legends of Aviation" are a group of extraordinary people of accomplishment. They are defined as aviation entrepreneurs, innovators, record breakers, astronauts, industry leaders, pilots who have become celebrities and celebrities who have become pilots.

For more information please visit http://www.LivingLegendsofAviation.org.

SOURCE Kiddie Hawk Air Academy