The Reunion-based carrier made headlines in 2009 when it ordered the aircraft, which they pledged to fill with 840 economy class seats, which would have given them the highest capacity of any commercial aircraft ever built.
President Barack Obama toured and spoke at the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash. on Friday before an audience of the airframer's workers and with three 787 Dreamliners as a backdrop.
"As strange as it seems, stepping into the thought process that you actually want to be a pilot, rather than having an abstract desire, is your first step."