Paine Field September 21

ZA288 United Airlines N20904 was flown on a test flight this morning. There were rumors on a popular aviation forum that N20904 was on its way to Houston Saturday morning, as of 1930z September 22 the 787 is still on the Boeing Everett flightline in stall 109. Technicians did some VHF radio and selcal checks at 2010z.

N20904 in stall 109 September 22 at 2100z.

RC579 Atlas Air N852GT departing on a functional check flight.

WE159 Air China B-2033 ready to takeoff on a C1 flight.

ZA263 Ethiopian Airlines ET-AOR was scheduled for a C1 flight today, engines were started then shut down at 11:00 A.M. due to a maintenance issue.

ANA JA816A was moved from the fuel dock to the compass rose this afternoon.

Paine Field September 18

ZA178 Japan Airlines JA824J was flown on a customer flight today.

BOEFAM M-SFAM landed and went to one of the ATS hangars.

WE204 Emirates A6-EGZ departing on a functional check flight.

ZA288 United Airlines N20904 back from a B6 flight.

WE159 Air China B-2033 back from the Portland paint hangar. Photo by Royal S. King.

Paine Field September 10

ZA288 United Airlines N20904 was flown on two test flights today.

Boeing flightline by Royal S. King.

WF035 Emirates SkyCargo A6-EFH begins a taxi test before a B1 flight.

Ethiopian Cargo ET-APS back from a test flight.

Paine Field August 31

ZA288 United Airlines N20904 departing on a test flight.

RC506 Cargolux LX-VCF takeoff on a B2 flight.

Emirates A6-EGZ taxis to 34L for a B1 flight.

UPS N353UP delivery flight to Indianapolis.

N930HB Experimental went on a test flight this afternoon then returned to ATS Hangar 2.

TAM Airlines PT-MUF back from the Portland paint hangar.

PT-MUF off PDX for Paine Field this morning. Photo by Phil Hyde.

LAN Airlines CC-BBA at Kilo North before a delivery flight to Santiago.

CC-BBA and Wolfe Air Aviation N49WA departed on a one hour VFR photo flight before the 787 went to SCEL.

CC-BBA landing at SCEL. Photo by Nelson Chávez MonteAlegre / VORTEXX Magazine.

Paine Field August 8

United Airlines N20904 at the compass rose for a compass swing this morning. First flight appears to be imminent. ANA 787 ZA118 is scheduled for a B1 flight on Thursday afternoon.

WE203 Emirates A6-EGY back taxis to 16R for a B1 flight.

This 787 was moved out of the 45-04 paint hangar early this morning.

PT-MUE back from Portland. Photo by Royal S. King.

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.