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.

Paine Field July 20

ANA JA814A on the 40-51 apron.

787 techs did some VHF radio checks on JA813A this evening.

ANA JA803A on the flightline.

RC578 N851GT ready to takeoff on a C1 flight with Atlas Air.

VT552 Azerbaijan Cargo 4K-SW880 departing on a C2 flight.

WE201 Emirates A6-EGW was flown to Portland this morning. Photo by Phil Hyde.

A6-EGW first flight was on July 19.

Boeing flightline.

Paine Field July 12

Qatar Airways A7-BCB back from Farnborough.

The obligatory smoking tires shot.

WE271 Thai Airways International HS-TKK returning from the Portland paint hangar.

HS-TKK leaving Portland. Photo by Phil Hyde.

RC578 N851GT taxis to 34L for a B1 flight.

ZA508 JA811A back from a customer flight.

Boeing flightline. ANA 787 JA813A is now on the 40-51 apron.

ANA JA815A was on display at Kilo North today.

Nippon Cargo Airlines JA13KZ at Kilo North.

N6067U was moved from the flightline to the south ramp.

ZA262 Ethiopian Airlines 787 N1020K flew to Fort Worth for painting this afternoon.

Paine Field July 11

LAN Airlines CC-BBA on the 40-51 apron.

RC578 Panalpina N851GT was scheduled for a B1 flight today, as of late afternoon the 747-8F was still on the ground.

787 line 62 on the south ramp.

WE158 Air China B-2032 to the Portland paint hangar.

B-2032 landing at Portland. Photo by Russell Hill.

Emirates A6-EGU.

Boeing flightline.

Lee Karas has another photo of the Charleston flightline.

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Farnborough: Qatar Airways 787  minor incident. From Flightglobal.

"UPDATE: Air show organisers have confirmed a ground power unit servicing the 787 started smoking and caught fire, triggering the emergency response. It happens sometimes. Ground power units can overheat if they run out of fuel."

Indeed, it does happen sometimes. It happened in Everett a year ago, didn't make the news though.