Paine Field May 11

Air India 787-8 line 311 was moved from the 40-51 apron to the EMC this morning.

ZA819 American Airlines 787-8 N802AN is scheduled for a C2 customer flight on Tuesday.

WE147 Garuda Indonesia 777 PK-GIH back from a B1 flight.

ZA481 Qatar Airways 787-8 A7-BCV back from a C1 customer flight.

ZA223 Jetstar Airways 787-8 VH-VKJ is scheduled for a C1 customer flight on Tuesday.

Paine Field May 8

ZA819 American Airlines 787-8 N802AN departing on a C1 customer flight.

WE147 Garuda Indonesia 777 PK-GIH was scheduled for a B1 flight today, there was a taxi test only.

 

 

 

FedEx 767 N121FE was moved out of the 45-01 paint hangar to fuel stall F-1.

Boeing has announced that the 787 surge line in the 40-24 will be closed later this year. Back on January 30, 2010 the fatigue test 787 was moved out of the 40-24 (before it was a surge line) to the fatigue test rig at the 40-41 building. In days of olde Dreamliners sported a protective wrapper when they were moved outside.

 

Fatigue test 787 at the 40-41.

 

 

A few pages from the Boeing Magazine Eighth Air Force V-E Edition, May 1945.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paine Field May 7

ZA848 Ethiopian Airlines 787-8 ET-ASI back from a B1 flight.

ZB032 Virgin Atlantic 787-9 line 313 on the 40-51 apron.

ZB031 Virgin Atlantic 787-9 G-VYUM back from a C1 customer flight.

WE472 Korean Air 777 HL8011 ready to begin an RTO after a B1 flight. Scheduled for a ferry flight to Victorville on Friday for painting.

Initial APU start on ANA 787-9 JA837A.

 

WE603 Cathay Pacific 777 B-KQY departing on a B1 flight. Scheduled for a ferry flight to Portland on Friday for painting.

ZA819 American Airlines 787-8 N802AN is scheduled for a C1 customer flight on Friday.

Paine Field April 18

ZB021 Japan Airlines 787-9 JA861J taxi test before a B1 flight. Scheduled for a B2 flight on Sunday, then a ferry flight to Victorville.

 

 

 

ZA819 American Airlines 787-8 N802AN was ferried from storage in Victorville on April 16, now parked in stall 120 on the flightline.

ZA820 American Airlines 787-8 N803AL in stall 118. First flight was March 18.

Thai Airways 787 HS-TQE at the Delivery Center before a delivery flight to Bangkok with 21 on board.

Paine Field April 16

ZA481 787-8 A7-BCV departing on a B1 flight. Scheduled for a ferry flight to Portland on Friday for painting.

 

WE006 ANA 777 JA791A back from a C1 customer flight.

 

RC070 Air China 747-8i B-2481 is scheduled for a C1 customer flight on Friday.

ZA819 American Airlines 787-8 N802AN returning from Victorville. Photo by Royal S King.

Paine Field April 14

Hainan Airlines 787-8 B-2759 delivery flight to ZJHK.

ZA819 American Airlines 787 N802AN will be ferried from Victorville on Wednesday.

Autoclave sections for the 777X Composite Wing Center are being moved into position for welding.

 

A rendering of the autoclaves inside the 777X Composite Wing Center.

 

 

  

Paine Field March 6

ZB225 LAN 787-9 CC-BGB departing on a B1 flight.

CC-BGB back from the B1. Photo by Royal S King.

 

An-124 RA-82047 arriving from Nagoya.

 

ZA682 XiamenAir 787-8 B-2760 back from a B2 flight.

 

The 777X fuselage assembly building 40-27.

 

WE455 China Eastern 777 B-2020 back from a B1 flight.

 

N380BJ 737 line 3128 touch and go.

 

FedEx 767 N115FE delivery flight to Memphis.

 

ZA819 American Airlines 787 N802AN ferry flight to Victorville was canceled today, rescheduled for Saturday morning.