Paine Field May 11

RC523 N6009F on a test flight to Grant County Airport.

WF060 FedEx N864FD returning from a C2 flight.

Five years ago May 11, 2007. The first 787 fuselage sections were unloaded from LCF N780BA. The almost-completed 787 was rolled out of the factory on July 8, then was rolled back to put the finishing touches on the Dreamliner. And then, about 22 months later....

....engines were started on N787BA May 21, 2009.

Paine Field May 10

ZA506 ANA JA809A back from first flight.

RC523 N6009F exits the runway at A6 after an EWA flight.

WF060 FedEx N864FD departing on a C1 flight.

N864FD inbound for a low approach.

Cargolux LX-VCE was moved inside the 45-01 paint hangar.

YF608 Southwest Airlines N8309C touch and go on a B1 flight from Renton.

Paine Field May 7

Panalpina 747-8F N850GT on the flightline.

ANA 787 line 56 outside the Everett Modification Center.

RC523 N6009F departing on a functional check flight.

Southwest Airlines N8307K arrived from Boeing Field and went to ATS Hangar 1.

ANA JA810A at the fuel dock.

787 in Bay 3 of the EMC.

ANA 787 in Bay 1 of the EMC.

United Airlines 787 on the flightline.

Paine Field April 24

ANA 787 line 7 at the EMC.

RC523 N6009F back from San Antonio.

ZA233 N1009N/VT-AND inbound from San Antonio

Lufthansa D-ABYC at the fuel dock.

GE 787 engine just arrived at the EMC.

787 Line Move

787 component deliveries have resumed (LCF N747BC arrived from Charleston last night), tonight line 35 was moved out of the 40-26 to stall 120 on the flightline.

A flight plan was filed today for Air India VT-AND but technicians were still working on the 787 late this afternoon. Maybe tomorrow.

A Cathay Pacific 777 in the 40-23. A Lufthansa 747-8I is next door in the 40-22.

747-8F RC523 N6009F returned to Paine Field at 12:15 AM August 3.

Paine Field July 30

N787ZA does a high speed taxi before departing to Boeing Field.

Air India 787 VT-AND now has a Boeing registration: N1009N. ZA233 is scheduled to fly on Sunday.

N6009F ready to depart on another test flight.

Paine Field June 21

ANA 787 line 12 JA805A was moved from the flightline to the ATS Hangar 3 ramp.

RC523 N6009F back from KBDL Bradley IAP.

Technicians ready 523 for alert duty again tomorrow.

Etihad Crystal Cargo A6-DDA delivery flight to Abu Dhabi.

ANA 787 line 11 JA804A, line 12 JA805A, and Air India 787 line 29 VT-AND at ATS Hangar 3.

Paine Field June 16

Cargolux 747-8F LX-VCD in the 40-23.

Angola Airlines D2-TEG ready to depart on a delivery flight to Luanda FNLU.

D2-TEG delivery flight to Luanda.

D2-TEG landing at Luanda.

747-8I A7-HHE was moved from the 40-22 to the flightline tonight.

A 787 was moved from the 45-03 paint hangar to the 40-51 apron.

N6009F inbound from Kona Airport.

Boeing flightline.

WE135 Turkish Airlines TC-JJN.