Paine Field May 1

Jetstar Airways VH-VKF at the compass rose.

Qatar Airways A7-BCM delivery flight to Victorville.

May 1, 2012: first 747-8i delivery to Lufthansa Airlines.

 

Boeing flightline. Photo by Lee A. Karas.

Lufthansa 747-8i Delivery Flight

Lufthansa D-ABYA ready to depart on a delivery flight to Frankfurt.

D-ABYA touch and go at Hamburg.

Paine Field April 30

The Lufthansa 747-8i delivery is scheduled for Tuesday, May 1. The media event ends at 1:30 pm, D-ABYA will probably be towed to K1 shortly thereafter for engine start, and if the weather forecast is correct with winds from the south, will takeoff on Runway 16R.

D-ABYC and D-ABYA on the flightline today.

D-ABYC at the fuel dock April 24, 2012.

ANA JA809A at the compass rose.

VR283 UPS N352UP first flight.

Boeing flightline.

Paine Field April 23

Lufthansa 747-8i D-ABYA on the flightline this morning.

GE engines were hung on a 787 in Bay 3 of the EMC today. 

Boeing flightline.

Paine Field April 13

Lufthansa D-ABYA departing on a C1 flight. 30 minutes into the flight the 747-8i returned to Paine to reseat a door, then took off again at 1946z.

D-ABYA back from the second flight. Photo by Royal King.

Boeing flightline.

Paine Field April 5

RC022 Lufthansa D-ABYA taxis to the Boeing ramp after a test flight.

United Airlines 787 line 55 was moved to the fuel dock this morning.

Paine Field March 6

Emirates AG-EGO ready to depart on a B1 flight.

A6-EGO does an RTO after returning from the B1.

BOE022 Experimental Lufthansa D-ABYA back from a test flight.

ZA177 Japan Airlines JA822J taxis to 34L for takeoff on a test flight.

WF108 Southern Air N714SA departing on a B2 flight.

N714SA returned in the afternoon and did a low approach so that the tower controller could check the main gear doors before landing.

787 line 53 was moved to Kilo 6, the new Dreamliner storage area. An EA-18G blocked the shot, you can't swing a stick around here without hitting a Growler.

ANA JA627A back from a test flight.

Boeing flightline.

Paine Field February 20

WE192 Emirates A6-EGN back from a B2 flight.

RC022 Lufthansa 747-8I D-ABYA off on a three hour test flight.

Boeing flightline.

Paine Field February 14

Japan Airlines JA825J first flight.

JA825J returning from the B1.

Cathay Pacific Cargo B-LJG departing on a photo flight with Wolfe Air Aviation N49WA (on the taxiway).

B-LJG returning from the photo flight.

N416X inbound for a touch and go.

1000th Boeing 777 rolled out of the factory tonight, photo from Royal Scott King.

Lufthansa D-ABYA back from a B2 flight. It was raining of course. They went out again later in the day but came back two hours after sunset.

Lufthansa 747-8i First Flight

Lufthansa D-ABYA ready for takeoff on a B1 flight.

D-ABYA returning from the 2 hour 41 minute B1.

The flight plan called for a stop at Moses Lake but the 747 kept on going to western Montana then turned back to Paine Field, arriving 20 minutes ahead of schedule.

Uzbekistan Airways UK67003 delivery flight to Tashkent.

Boeing flightline.