Thursday, April 28, 2022

Paine Field April 28

VT734 767 line 1270 N2013M departing on the B-1 flight.
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KC-46A N464KC is scheduled for Remote Vision System flight testing with an F-16 on April 29.

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Paine Field April 27

CMA CGM Air Cargo 777F F-HMRB at the compass rose.
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777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for flight controls testing.
 
 

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Paine Field April 26

China Cargo 777F B-221W functional check flight.
777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for flight controls testing.
777-9 N779XY departed Victorville for flight load survey testing.
 
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VT670 FedEx 767 line 1278 entered final body join today.

Monday, April 25, 2022

Paine Field April 25

Korean Air 737 HL8350 departing on a customer flight.
TUI Airways returning from a customer flight.
777-9 N779XY departed Victorville for flight loads survey testing.

Sunday, April 24, 2022

Paine Field April 24

Atlas Air 747-8F N860GT departed on a WSRD flight, then to Portland for painting.
The W2 parking lot will be closed in May for airplane storage and modification.
 
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VT735 767 line 1272 was moved from the factory to the 45-01 paint hangar tonight.

Friday, April 22, 2022

Paine Field April 22

Atlas Air 747-8F N860GT back from the B-1 flight.
American Airlines 787-8 N876AL departing on a functional check flight.
Thai Airways 777 HS-TTC departed on a delivery flight to Bangkok.

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Paine Field April 21

RC701 Atlas Air 747-8F N860GT taxi checks only today, planned B-1 flight canceled.

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Paine Field April 20

Qatar Airways 787-9 A7-BHI ferry flight from Charleston.
American Airlines 787-8 N874AN arrived from Portland.
American Airlines 787-8 N876AL is scheduled for a functional check flight this week.
KC-46A 19-46071.
777-9 N779XY departed Victorville for flight load survey instrumentation check out.

Monday, April 18, 2022

Paine Field April 18

Emirates Sky Cargo 777F A6-EFT at the compass rose for a compass swing.

777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for flight controls testing.

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DHL 777F line 1715 was moved out of the factory to the 45-03 paint hangar last night. 

WF339 777F line 1717 entered final body join today.

WH003 777-9 N779XY is scheduled for flight load survey instrumentation checkout from Victorville April 19.

 

Friday, April 15, 2022

Paine Field April 15

Emirates Sky Cargo 777F A6-EFT at the fuel dock.
VH079 KC-46A line 1271 on the 40-51 apron.
Air Canada 737 C-GEOJ stop and go on a flight to Boeing Field.
777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for flight controls testing.

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Paine Field April 14

KC-46A 19-46007 move from the compass rose after completion of electromagnetic effects testing.
777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for flight controls testing.
VH004 KC-46A N462KC departed Boeing Field for Enhanced Remote Vision System testing.

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Paine Field April 12

DCMA observing operation of the AR doors on KC-46A 19-46007.
777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for flight controls testing.

Monday, April 11, 2022

Paine Field April 11

WF338 China Cargo 777F B-221W B-1 flight.
777-9s on Runway 11/29, right to left: line 1677, 1670, 1680, 1647, 1682, 1642, 1668, 1672, 1659.
WF372 CMA-CGM Air Cargo 777F line 1714 was moved out of the paint hangar April 10.
VT731 767 line 1258 departed on a cockpit voice recorder certification flight.
777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for flight controls testing.

Friday, April 8, 2022

Paine Field April 8

RC701 Atlas Air 747-8F N860GT was moved out of the factory last night.
N809MC was at Paine Field in 2006.
UPS 747-8F N633UP departed on a delivery flight to Louisville.
 
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WH015 Emirates 777-9 line 1716 entered final body join on April 4. 

Two KC-46As, 15-46067 and 15-46069 are scheduled for ferry flights to the Military Delivery Center at Boeing Field on April 9.

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Paine Field April 5

Two Thai Airways delivery flights to Bangkok this afternoon. Photos by Royal S King.
HS-TTA.
HS-TTB.