Friday, October 30, 2009

Paine Field October 30

N780BA arrived from Nagoya in the morning and left for Charleston with a through load in the afternoon.


777s in the 40-25 Building:
Line 832 Etihad Airways
833 ANA
834 FedEx
835 Cathay Pacific
836 AeroLogic

In the 40-26, four ANA 787s, 9-12. Aircraft 10, 11, and 12 have the nose, tailcone, wings, and horizontal stabilizers painted in ANA colors. 787 #8 is painted and is in the 40-24.

Composite one piece barrel recently moved from the boneyard to the Future of Flight.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Paine Field October 29

Air France Cargo F-GUOA move from stall 107 to 111.

Emirates A6-ECV delivery flight.

ANA 787.


Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Paine Field October 28


Thrust reversers and fan cowls are moved to the hangar at stall 116 to be installed on N787EX.

IAM 751 union hall shortly after Boeing announced that a second 787 final assembly site will be located in Charleston.
ANA 787
Qatar Airways A7-BBC back from the Portland paint hangar.





Monday, October 26, 2009

Paine Field October 26

N336UP towed from the Boeing ramp to ATS Hangar 3.

N787ZA in ATS Hangar 3.

N747BC to Charleston.

ANA 787 in stall 119.

Emirates A6-ECV

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Paine Field October 24

A Boeing parking lot is nearly empty after the October 23 Black Friday layoffs.




Friday, October 23, 2009

Paine Field October 23


N249BA arrives with a 787 fuselage from Charleston.

ANA 787 on the flightline.



Thursday, October 22, 2009

Paine Field October 22

LCF N780BA, Philippine Airlines RP-C7777, and Air France Cargo
F-GUOD.
787 nose unloaded from N747BC.
Another white tail moves to the flightline.


ANA 787 in stall 119.



Everett flightline.



UPS N336UP

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Paine Field October 20

787 barrel in the Future of Flight is prepared to be moved...
...to the 40-41 Building for some tests.
The nearby 40-40 Building and boneyard.
Fatigue test rig at the 40-41.
N787FT




73rd Airlift Squadron C-9C 73-1683

Monday, October 19, 2009

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Paine Field October 17

Cathay Pacific B-KPL delivery flight to Hong Kong.

Hawaiian Airlines N587HA at ATS Hangar 3.

RP-C7777 at the fuel dock.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Paine Field October 16

Emirates A6-ECV planned first flight but a taxi test only due to low ceiling.


787 horizontal stabilizers unloaded from N747BC. Philippine Airlines RP-C7777 is behind the Dreamlifter. Inside the 40-25:
Line 828 Emirates
829 FedEx
830 Emirates
831 Qatar Airways
832 Etihad Airways
833 ANA
007 ANA (787)

Thursday, October 15, 2009