The plane will be Boeing’s 787-8 Dreamliner and one of the most advanced passenger aircraft in the world. It was built with technology and parts from Pittsburgh companies like ATI and PPG.
Not only does the microgrid make the airport immune to problems with the greater power grid, it will create a savings on electricity for the airport and its tenants.
PIT is betting big that they can develop a hub for additive manufacturing/3-D printing in the region by assembling the entire supply chain in one place.
Neighborhood 91 is planned as an innovation hub that aims to be the first in the world to connect all the elements of the additive manufacturing/3-D printing supply chain together in one place.