Paine Field November 21

Japan Airlines JA821J at the Everett Delivery Center an hour before the delivery flight to Tokyo.

WE310 American Airlines N726AN back from a B1 flight.

A Lufthansa 747-8i on the flightline.

 

VT559 FedEx N104FE back from a B1 flight.

VQ-4 E-6B 164386 was in the pattern for about 30 minutes today. Besides the ability to launch ICBMs from the air, the E-6B is also a communications platform that transmits Emergency Action Messages. Click here for an example of an EAM on 321.0 MHz and 8.776 MHz.

 

ZA005 N787FT was moved out of Bay 4 of the EMC to the apron tonight.

 

 

Paine Field November 18

BOE789 Experimental N789ZB was taken out for a taxi test this afternoon.

13 days after the delivery flight to Tokyo was canceled, JAL 787 JA821J has engines again.

 

Korean Air Cargo HL7624 at the fuel dock this morning.

 

FedEx N103FE delivery flight to Memphis.

 

Two 787 aft fuselage sections were unloaded from LCF N249BA.

 

 

Hainan Airlines B-2729 on the flightline.

Paine Field November 15

United Arab Emirates 787-8 A6-PFC on the flightline.

Japan Airlines JA821J on the flightline. Looks like the engines were removed sometime last night.

WD824 Cathay Pacific B-KQK was ferried to Portland for painting.

A 787 wing set was unloaded from N780BA this afternoon.

 

 

 

ZB002 N789FT will be ferried to Eglin AFB on Saturday.

 

 

 

Paine Field November 14

United Arab Emirates 787-8 A6-PFC at the fuel dock.

ZA327 Jetairfly OO-JDL back from a B1 flight.

ZA432 Hainan Airlines B-2729 back from a B1 flight.

 

WD824 Cathay Pacific B-KQK low approach on a B1 flight.

 

787-9 N789ZB on the flightline.

 

Japan Airlines JA821J on the flightline.

Paine Field November 7

The third 787-9 was moved to stall 101 after an engine run at the compass rose. This is the first 787-9 with GEnx engines.

N789FT first flight this morning. Images copyright The Boeing Company.

 

 

Cargolux LX-VCJ was moved from the south ramp to the fuel dock this evening.

Japan Airlines JA821J on the flightline.

 

ZB001 N789EX is scheduled to fly on Friday.

Paine Field October 3

Jetstar Airways VH-VKA back from a crew familiarization flight.

ZA235 Air India VT-ANG was scheduled for a B1 flight today but there was a taxi test only.

ZA175 JAL JA821J was taken out for a taxi test this afternoon, no B1 flight today.

Paine Field October 1

WE376 Kenya Airways 5Y-KZZ back from the Portland paint hangar.

5Y-KZZ departing Portland. Photo by Russell Hill.

VT032 Air Astana P4-KEB returning from a B1 flight.

Air India 787 line 26 in Bay 4 of the Everett Modification Center.

ANA 787 at the EMC.

RC521 Nippon Cargo Airlines JA11KZ back from a test flight.

JA16KZ at the tower apron. Photo by Dan King.

JAL 787 JA821J is scheduled for a B1 flight on Wednesday.

WE074 British Airways G-STBH back from a B1 flight.

G-STBH was moved to the paint hangar on September 11.