Paine Field July 28

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Flightline photos by Lee A. Karas.

Ethiopian Airlines ET-AOQ.

Lufthansa D-ABYD.

LAN Airlines CC-BBA.

United Airlines N20904.

Boeing flightline. Engines were run on LAN 787 CC-BBA this morning.

JA803A on the flightline.

From the Charleston Post and Courier: "Debris from a brand new Boeing 787 Dreamliner's engine fell onto the runway and into the grass at Charleston International Airport Saturday afternoon, sparking a fire, shutting down the airport and diverting flights for more than an hour."

ZA238 on the Charleston flightline. Photo by Lee A. Karas.

Cathay Pacific Cargo 747-8F at the compass rose this afternoon.

Paine Field July 25

Ethiopian Airlines ET-AOQ inbound from Fort Worth.

GTI9037 N851GT delivery flight to Huntsville.

A 787 fuselage section was unloaded from N718BA this afternoon.

WE158 Air China B-2032 ready to depart on a customer flight.

ANA JA814A was moved from F-3 to the compass rose, then to the flightline.

N6067U at the south ramp.

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There were two maintenance engine runs on ANA 787 JA803A this morning.