Paine Field February 6

Thomson Airways G-TUIA and G-TUIB on the flightline.

LOT Polish Airlines SP-LRA has been stranded in Chicago since the 787 grounding on January 16. The FAA has approved a one-time permit to ferry a 787 (probably B-2727) from Fort Worth to Everett, maybe SP-LRA will return to the nest soon. Photo by Lee A. Karas.

China Southern Airlines B-2727.

RC524 Nippon Cargo Airlines JA14KZ departing on an EWA flight.

A 787 fuselage was unloaded from N747BC this afternoon.

N757A touch and go.

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Paine Field November 14

Another Hainan Airlines 787 has been moved to the south ramp for storage.

ZA538 LAN Airlines CC-BBC returning from a short B1 flight, there was a problem with the air conditioning packs.

ZA538 flightline crew watch their 787 taxi to the runway.

RC604 AirBridgeCargo VQ-BRH begins a taxi test before a B1 flight.

VQ-BRH back from the B1.

LOT Polish Airlines SP-LRA ready to be towed to the runway for a delivery flight to Warsaw.

United Airlines 787 N45905 initial engine run this morning.

LAN Airlines CC-BDJ delivery flight to MMMX.

Paine Field November 12

LOT Polish Airlines SP-LRA takeoff on a flight to Grant County Airport.

SP-LRA returning from Grant County Airport.

SP-LRA taxied to Kilo North for a delivery ceremony.

Cargolux LX-VCA was flown from the Portland paint hangar to Paine Field this afternoon. Photo by Russell Hill.

ANA JA817A on the flightline.

Paine Field October 29

China Southern Airlines B-2727 was moved to the compass rose for an engine run this afternoon.
Update October 31: B-2727 has been moved from the flightline to the Paine Field south ramp. Boeing has been storing some of the early model 787s there.

Hainan Airlines B-2728/N1006F on the flightline.

Air China B-2035 was moved to Kilo North for a delivery ceremony.

Philippine Airlines RP-C7774 ready to depart Portland on a ferry flight to Paine Field on October 28. In the background is FedEx N889FD, just arrived from KPAE for painting. Photo by CJ Lebel.

ZA270 LOT Polish Airlines SP-LRA begins a high speed taxi after returning from Grant County Airport.

Paine Field October 18

ZA270 LOT Polish Airlines SP-LRA first flight this afternoon.

Using the Experimental callsign today, unusual for a B1 flight.

ZA270 flightline crew watch their 787 takeoff.

ZA290 United Airlines N26906 did a taxi test this afternoon, no B1 flight today.

RC006 N455BJ taxis to 34L for a B1 flight this morning.

ZA460 Qatar Airways A7-BCA did a taxi test this afternoon.

Southwest Airlines N8313F just arrived from KLAS headed to ATS Hangar 1.

RC560 Cathay Pacific Cargo B-LJJ back from a B2 flight. There was a C1 flight in the afternoon.

WE272 Thai Airways HS-TKL back from a test flight.

Paine Field October 15

747-8i N455BJ at the compass rose.

RC560 Cathay Pacific Cargo B-LJJ did a taxi test this morning, no B1 flight today.

American Airlines 777 on the flightline. Photo by Russell Hill.

LOT Polish Airlines SP-LRA now has Boeing registration N1026G. Looks like it may fly in a couple of days.

Philippine Airlines RP-C7774 at the compass rose.