The same company that introduced the first pressurized cabin transport in 1938, the first successful jetliner in 1958, and the first jumbojet in 1968 continues to set the standard for the aerospace industry today with the 787 airliner.

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Computerized records will show, for instance, how many hard landings that plane experienced, how many times the cabin was pressurized and how much damage was caused when a catering truck ran into it on the tarmac.

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Although jets are pressurized so that the cabin environment resembles an altitude of around 8, 000 feet, some people report that flying (possibly from the changes in pressure and resulting decrease in oxygen concentration) causes symptoms such as headache, fatigue and nausea.

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The cabin isn't pressurized, so pilots had to wear oxygen masks.

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