Paine Field August 31

KC-46A 19-46062 departing on an air refueling manifold flight test.

Korean Air 787 HL8390.

Aeroflot 777 VP-BFC customer flight.

777-9 line 1656 at Kilo North.

 

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777-9 N779XX arrived from Boeing Field this afternoon. As 777-9 high power engine runs are no longer allowed at BFI, WH002 is scheduled for engine ground testing on September 1 in stall 208. 

Paine Field August 30

UPS 747-8F N630UP was moved out of the factory last night.

FedEx 777F N873FD departed on a delivery flight to Memphis. On the right, in the horseshoe aisle, an American Airlines 787 appears to be undergoing forward pressure bulkhead repair.

 

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777-9 N779XX will be ferried from Boeing Field to Paine Field on August 31.

Paine Field August 29

Boeing flightline August 27.

KC-46A 19-46063 departed on a B1 flight. Departure audio here.

Paine Field August 27

DHL 777F D-AALT delivery flight to Leipzig.

Initial engine run on WF303 777F line 1702 N847FD.

777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for stability and control testing.

KC-46A line 1246 was moved from the 45-04 paint hangar to the Everett Modification Center this evening.

Paine Field August 26

777-9 line 1668.

FedEx 767s on the 40-51 apron: lines 1256 and 1255.

FedEx 777F N873FD customer flight.

RC021 747-8I line 1435 N828BA arrived from Victorville a few days ago.

RC021 on the flightline April 23, 2011, a few days before first flight.

Paine Field August 24

777-9 line 1642 move out of the paint hangar to Runway 11/29 after temporary protective coating completed.

777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for stability and control testing.

777-9 N779XX departed Boeing Field for primary flight control system testing.

Paine Field August 23

DHL 777F D-AALT back from a customer flight.

KC-46A 16-46012 and N464KC were refueling in the Pegasus Track this afternoon.Audio here.

Paine Field August 20

Boeing flightline August 20.

FedEx 767 line 1255 on the 40-51 apron.

 

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777-9 N779XW is scheduled for a flyover of the Boeing Classic on August 22, then auto land testing on August 23.

Paine Field August 19

China Eastern 737 N17798 arrived from Renton on August 10, today it was flown to Boeing Field via Grant County Airport.

777-9 line 1642 move to the paint hangar for temporary protective coating. Green jets in the background, left to right: 777-9 line 1638, 777-9 line 1680, 777-300 line 1690 Thai Airways.

El Al Airlines 787-8 4X-ERD functional check flight.

FedEx ground support equipment was offloaded at Kilo North.

777-9 N779XX departed Boeing Field for primary flight control system regressive testing.

Paine Field August 17

777-9s on Runway 11/29, right to left: Line 1672, 1668, 1677, 1611, 1670, 1624, 1620, 1674, 1642.

Southwest Airlines 737 N444WN ferry flight from Aviation Technical Services to Houston.

VH402 JASDF KC-46A 14-3612 at the Everett Modification Center.

Paine Field August 16

Aeromexico 787-9 XA-RRR at Kilo North.

777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for stability and control testing.

777-9 N779XX departed Boeing Field on an electronic engine control check flight.

Paine Field August 12

FedEx 767 N197FE departed on a delivery flight to Indianapolis. This is the B1 flight on July 28.

Specific fuel consumption flight tests were conducted on 777-9 N779XY August 4, 5, 6 and 11.