Monday, November 6, 2023

Paine Field November 6

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ZE271 Gulf Air 787-9 A9C-FH departing on a customer flight. 
 

Friday, November 3, 2023

Paine Field November 3

ZB948 Qatar Airways 787-9 line 1069 departing on a functional check flight to the Portland paint hangar. Delivery flight scheduled for December 12.
Both engine inlet cowls were removed and replaced this week on ZE271 Gulf Air 787-9 A9C-FH. Delivery flight scheduled for November 16.
VH086 KC-46A 21-46086 departed Boeing Field on a flight acceptance test. KC-46A N464KC provided AAR support.

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Paine Field November 1

1G202 ecoDemonstrator N27602 returning from the final SAF emissions flight test. Goes to Boeing Field on November 6.
ZB948 Qatar Airways 787-9 line 1069 will be ferried to the Portland paint hangar on November 2. Delivery flight scheduled for mid-December.
WH001 777-9 N779XW was at Grant County Airport preparing for the Dubai Airshow.

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Paine Field October 31

Silk Way West 777F VP-BMU delivery flight.
WF249 Ethiopian Cargo 777F ET-BAA B-2 flight.
ZE417 Vistara 787-9 VT-TSH customer flight. Delivery flight scheduled for November 10.
ZB947 Qatar Airways 787-9 A7-BHK arrived from the Portland paint hangar yesterday, delivery flight scheduled for November 22.

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Paine Field October 26

ZE417 Vistara 787-9 VT-TSH functional check flight. Customer flight scheduled for October 31.
Alaska Airlines 737 N564AS low approach on a functional check flight from KSEA.

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Paine Field October 25

WB212 777 EcoDemonstrator N861BC arrived from Boeing Field, will be parked at the fuel dock for maintenance layup.
Copa Airlines 737 HP-9928CMP touch and go on a flight test from Boeing Field.
ZE481 Air Europa 787-9 line 992 is undergoing engine inlet rework, scheduled for a functional check flight on November 6.

Friday, October 20, 2023

Paine Field October 20

VH091 KC-46A line 1301 at the compass rose for LAIRCM testing.
ZB842 787-9 line 955 for Lufthansa arrived from Victorville. Moves to the factory November 6 for NoE rework.
NASA DC-8 N817NA departed with 737 ecoDemonstrator N27602 for SAF testing.

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Paine Field October 19

WF402 Silk Way West 777F VP-BMU B-1 flight.
VH097 KC-46A line 1314.
ZE481 Air Europa 787-9 line 992 will be ferried to Victorville November 9 for repainting.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Paine Field October 17

Gulf Air 787-9 A9C-FI delivery flight to Bahrain.
A9C-FH is scheduled for delivery mid-November.
VH083 KC-46A 20-46083 B-4 flight.
VT688 FedEx 767 N261FE B-1 flight.
WF310 FedEx 777F N898FD customer flight.
On the 40-51 apron: VH099 KC-46A line 1319, VH100 KC-46A line 1321.

Monday, October 16, 2023

Paine Field October 16

VT688 FedEx 767 N261FE scheduled for a B-1 flight, taxi checks only today.
VH086 KC-46A line 1286 was ferried to the Military Delivery Center at Boeing Field. This is the B-4 flight on October 3.

Friday, October 13, 2023

Paine Field October 13

VH083 KC-46A 20-46083 B-3 flight.
VH403 JASDF KC-46A 34-3613 B-1 flight.
VH404 JASDF KC-46A 34-3614 at the compass rose for LAIRCM testing.
1G002 EcoDemonstrator N27602 ready to depart on a SAF flight test with NASA DC-8 N817NA.
NASA DC-8 N817NA.

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Paine Field October 12

WF310 FedEx 777F N898FD B-1 flight.
1G002 ecoDemonstrator N27602 departed for SAF testing with NASA DC-8 N817NA.
N817NA departed immediately after N27602, off the coast of Oregon they orbited for two hours while the DC-8 measured emissions from the ecoDemonstrator.