Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Everett Factory Evacuated

September 30, 2009. At 5:15 PM a metallic bang was followed by a column of compressed air issuing from the 40-22 building (the 747-8 assembly bay) at the Boeing Everett factory. A large orange cloud spread out over the Boeing Freeway as the building was evacuated. Workers returned to the building at 5:45 PM.




B-KPL Cathay Pacific First Flight


September 30, 2009

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Paine Field September 29

American Airlines N979AN

C-9C 73-1681





Emirates A6-ECU delivery flight to Dubai.



Qatar Airways A7-BAG first flight.






Monday, September 28, 2009

Paine Field September 28

September 28, 2009


N787FT


N542BA to Phoenix KIWA.



C-9C 73-1683 to Scott AFB.

Friday, September 25, 2009

FedEx N850FD Delivery Flight





Water cannon salute for FedEx N850FD before delivery flight to Memphis.






Thursday, September 24, 2009

Paine Field September 24



Emirates A6-ECU



Qatar Airways A7-BAF






Air India VT-ALR.


N780BA to Charleston.



V Australia VH-VPF.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Monday, September 21, 2009

Paine Field September 21



FedEx N850FD




N780BA arrives with a 787 wingset from Nagoya. First airplane on the new concrete runway.



Sunday, September 20, 2009

Flying Heritage Collection Luftwaffe Day

A recently acquired flak gun was fired and the Bf-109E and Fieseler Storch flew at the FHC Luftwaffe Day September 19, 2009.


















Friday, September 18, 2009

Paine Field September 18

N787ZA in ATS Hangar 3. ZA004 is in the next bay to the west.





Cathay Pacific B-KPL move from the paint hangar to the fuel dock.



Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Paine Field September 16



ATS Hangar 3, Paine Field maintenance building, ME 262 Project hangar, and the new fire station.



UPS N450UP is moved from ATS Hangar One to Hangar Three.

VH-VPF V Australia



V Australia VH-VPF September 16, 2009.

A7-BAF Qatar Airways First Flight

September 16, 2009.

Taxi test.

Takeoff.