Dreamliner Believes It Can Fly by the End of the Year

Ah, the ol' Dreamliner--the plane that threatened to make Boeing "the GM of the skies". Thus far, it's been half-a-phoenix: All ashes and no rising, with problems ranging from mis-attached wings to wrinkled skin, and several embarrassing grand rollouts (including one narrated by Tom Brokaw) that resulted in tail-between-legs roll-back-ins. But word now is that Boeing will have it in the air by November or December, per a plan entitled "Z18". Informed of the new development, former President George W. Bush had this to say: