Everett Factory Evacuated

September 30, 2009. At 5:15 PM a metallic bang was followed by a column of compressed air issuing from the 40-22 building (the 747-8 assembly bay) at the Boeing Everett factory. A large orange cloud spread out over the Boeing Freeway as the building was evacuated. Workers returned to the building at 5:45 PM.

B-KPL Cathay Pacific First Flight

September 30, 2009

Paine Field September 29

American Airlines N979AN

C-9C 73-1681

Emirates A6-ECU delivery flight to Dubai.

Qatar Airways A7-BAG first flight.

Paine Field September 28

September 28, 2009

N787FT

N542BA to Phoenix KIWA.

C-9C 73-1683 to Scott AFB.

Boeing Everett Flightline

September 26, 2009

Paine Field September 25

Japan Airlines JA742J.

FedEx N850FD Delivery Flight

Water cannon salute for FedEx N850FD before delivery flight to Memphis.

Paine Field September 24

Emirates A6-ECU

Qatar Airways A7-BAF

Air India VT-ALR.

N780BA to Charleston.

V Australia VH-VPF.

Paine Field September 23

V Australia VH-VPF

DHL G-DHLG

N747BC inbound from Charleston.

Paine Field September 21

FedEx N850FD


N780BA arrives with a 787 wingset from Nagoya. First airplane on the new concrete runway.

Flying Heritage Collection Luftwaffe Day

A recently acquired flak gun was fired and the Bf-109E and Fieseler Storch flew at the FHC Luftwaffe Day September 19, 2009.

B-KPL Cathay Pacific

B-KPL September 19, 2009.

Paine Field September 18

N787ZA in ATS Hangar 3. ZA004 is in the next bay to the west.

Cathay Pacific B-KPL move from the paint hangar to the fuel dock.

A6-ECU Emirates First Flight

September 17, 2009

Takeoff

Landing

DHL G-DHLG

Planned B1 flight but a taxi test only today.

Paine Field September 16

ATS Hangar 3, Paine Field maintenance building, ME 262 Project hangar, and the new fire station.

UPS N450UP is moved from ATS Hangar One to Hangar Three.

VH-VPF V Australia

V Australia VH-VPF September 16, 2009.

A7-BAF Qatar Airways First Flight

September 16, 2009.

Taxi test.

Takeoff.

VT-ALR Air India First Flight

FEDEX N850FD