Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Paine Field May 31

ZB667 Korean Air 787-9 line 1089 HL8391 arrived from Victorville May 30, goes to the factory next week for NOE rework. Air Tanzania Cargo 767 5H-TCO is being moved to the Delivery Center.
 
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WF396 DHL 777F line 1750 entered final body join May 30. 

These 787s are in the factory/45-12 undergoing rework as of May 30.

Friday, May 26, 2023

Paine Field May 26

ZE107 Ethiopian 787-9 line 1127 out of the 45-03 after a wash. Delivery flight scheduled for June 23.
ZB282 Qantas 787-9 line 1051 departing on a functional check flight. Goes to the paint hangar May 29.
VH093 KC-46A line 1306 and VT684 FedEx 767 line 1311.
1N210 Southwest Airlines 737 line 8609 arrived from Victorville, goes to the 40-21 on May 31 for the STA 1016 rework.
 
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WH003 777-9 N779XY departed Boeing Field for APU in-flight start testing.
 
WH001 777-9 N779XW will be ferried from Boeing Field to the Paris Airshow on June 13.

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Paine Field May 25

WH143 ANA 777-9 line 1680 out of the 45-03 after the third temporary protective coating applied.

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Paine Field May 24

 


ZE419 Vistara 787-9 line 1107 was moved out of the factory May 21, join verification rework complete. Scheduled for a functional check flight on June 30.
VT682 FedEx 767 N267FE B-1 flight.

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Paine Field May 23

ZB281 Qantas 787-9 VH-ZNM departing on a customer flight. Delivery flight scheduled for June 3.

Monday, May 22, 2023

Paine Field May 22

VT737 Air Tanzania Cargo 767 5H-TCO departing on a functional check flight. Delivery flight to GMTT scheduled for May 31.
VH085 KC-46A line 1284 move to the flightline after LAIRCM testing at the compass rose.

Friday, May 19, 2023

Paine Field May 19

UPS 767 N379UP delivery flight to San Antonio.
ZE108 Ethiopian Airlines 787-9 line 1135 (on the left) is scheduled for a delivery flight May 20. ZE107 line 1127 was ferried from Victorville May 18, delivery flight scheduled for June 26.
 
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787 Production 2023-2024

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Paine Field May 18

FedEx 767 N267FE at the compass rose.
1F115 Ryanair 737 EI-IHI B-2 flight from Boeing Field. Delivery flight scheduled for May 26.
ZD026 American Airlines 787-8 N883BM departed on a customer flight. Delivery flight scheduled for May 26.
 
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1M845 Iraqi Airways 737 line 8561 will be ferried from Moses Lake on May 19, goes to the 40-21 June 9 for STA 1016 rework.

Friday, May 12, 2023

Paine Field May 12

ZA966 El Al Airlines 787-8 line 985 was moved out of the 45-12 this week to stall 101 for EME rework start. Scheduled for a flight to Portland June 14 for repaint.
ZB282 Qantas 787-9 line 1051 was moved out of the 45-12 this week, EME rework complete. Delivery flight scheduled for June 28.
ZA004 787-8 N7874 scheduled for a functional check flight from Moses Lake to Boeing Field May 19. At BFI the vertical fin tension bolts will be removed and replaced.
WH001 777-9 N779XW was at Edwards AFB for takeoff performance testing.
WH003 777-9 N779XY departed Boeing Field for cabin air conditioning and temperature control system testing.
 
WH002 is at Boeing Field for a three year maintenance layup.

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Paine Field May 10

ZD026 American Airlines 787-8 N883BM functional check flight.
ZE108 Ethiopian Airlines 787-9 ET-AYD customer flight.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Paine Field May 9

WF357 China Southern Cargo 777F B-223N B-1 flight. Departure audio here.
1C208 Qatar Airways 737 A7-BSB customer flight.
ZA004 787-8 N7874 is being taken out of storage at Moses Lake and will be used for certification testing a Trent 1000 engine performance upgrade.

Monday, May 8, 2023

Paine Field May 8

China Airlines Cargo 777F B-18777 delivery flight to RCTP.
WH004 777-9 N779XZ moves from the flightline to the 40-24 tonight for section 46 structure reinforcement and keel rework.

Friday, May 5, 2023

Paine Field May 5

ZD025 American Airlines 787-8 N882BL customer flight.
1B153 American Airlines 737 line 8579 was ferried from Boeing Field this morning, goes to the factory May 8 for STA 1016 fitting NOE rework. WF357 China Southern Cargo 777F B-223N is in stall 207, there was an initial engine run this afternoon.
ZE481 787-9 line 992 for Lufthansa was ferried from Victorville, goes to the factory May 10 for NOE rework.
ZE235 Turkish Airlines TC-LLR was moved out of final paint May 4, delivery flight scheduled for June 15.
ZE007 ANA 787-9 JA924A was ferried from Victorville May 4, goes to the factory for NOE rework June 11.

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Paine Field May 4

KLM 787-10 PH-BKI delivery flight to Amsterdam.
Qatar Airways 737 A7-BSI was moved to the 40-21 on April 30 to begin STA 1016 fitting NOE rework (the vertical stabilizer fix.) Eleven 737s are scheduled to enter the 40-21 by June 2 for the rework which will take 15 days per airplane. The line numbers are: 7611, 7713, 7746, 7820, 7938, 8579, 8585, 8588, 8609, 8616, 8655.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Paine Field May 2

NoE rework has been completed on ZB282 Qantas 787-9 VH-ZNN, it was moved out of the 45-12 yesterday to stall 101 for EME in-tank inspections. Goes to the 45-01 May 30 for final paint.

Monday, May 1, 2023

Paine Field May 1

ZD025 American Airlines 787-8 N882BL has been repainted, delivery flight scheduled for May 16.
ZC237 EVA Air 787-10 B-17809 moves to stall 102 to be defueled, goes to the factory May 12 for NOE rework.