It is interesting to see that to some of the more obscure airlines in the world, such as Icelandair, Royal Brunei, Biman Bangladesh, and Air Astana are investing quite heavily in the B787. Being a much cheaper aircraft than the A380, it allows airlines such as those aforementioned to concentrate on high density routes that may not have been in range on older aircraft such as the B777 or the A330. It’s really cool that Air Niugini of Papua New Guinea have ordered a solitary aircraft – I wonder if they will be sending it to Sydney or Singapore? Of course, the big players in the aviation industry like British Airways, Etihad, Singapore Airlines, and Air France have purchased many B787s themselves in addition to their existing fleet of A380s, so they must be very confident they can utilise them on profitable routes.