Can Dreamliner still live up to its name?  Author: By Thom
Patterson CNN Published On: May 20 2013 06:02:11 PM CDT (CNN) -
This was no ordinary plane ride.  No longer grounded for battery
problems, United's Dreamliner 787 Flight 1 gained takeoff speed
down a Houston runway Monday, en route to Chicago O'Hare.  After
months of concern about the 787's future, the excitement and
tension was palpable aboard the first domestic commercial flight
since January 16.  In Seats 32 J, K, and L, Charles Marine, his
wife Amira and 6-year-old son Dominic were going home after
visiting the Lone Star State. Dominic, wearing a red T-shirt and
headphones, chewed gum with a serious look on his face as the
plane raced toward the end of the runway. Amira had a pillow on
her lap, her hands folded as she faced forward. At one point,
her husband placed his hand on hers.  The plane, carrying 219
passengers including many reporters and executives from Boeing
and United, began to lift into the air. Outside the Dreamliner's
oversized win