Paine Field August 13

ZA242 Air India VT-ANN was scheduled to fly today, after a short taxi down the runway it went back to the Boeing ramp.

Lufthansa D-ABYK delivery flight to Frankfurt. In the lower left you can see a Boeing photog, shooting into the sun as usual.

ZA320 Thomson Airways G-TUID departing on one of several VFR flights this evening.

Paine Field August 10

787-9 in the 40-24. Note the flight test instrumentation van on the left.

ZA320 Thomson Airways G-TUID beginning the first of two taxi tests. No flight today.

 

 

Qatar Airways A7-BCG delivery flight to Victorville.

Paine Field August 7

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ZA176 Japan Airlines JA823J back from a B1 flight.

RC604 AirBridgeCargo VQ-BRH/N769BA was taken out of storage at Marana and flown back to Paine Field today.

ZA320 Thomson Airways G-TUID returning from a test flight.

 

Air India VT-ANN at the compass rose after a maintenance engine run.

Emirates A6-ENL was ferried to the Portland paint hangar today.

Paine Field July 31

ZA320 Thomson Airways G-TUID departing on a B1 flight.

 

ZA242 Air India VT-ANN back from a test flight.

 

 

 

RC553 Cathay Pacific Cargo B-LJC returning from a test flight.

 

Air Canada C-FIVX was ferried from the Portland paint hangar this afternoon.

C-FIVX departing Portland. Photo by Russell Hill.

Paine Field July 30

ZA121 ANA JA822A back from a test flight. After landing the 787 taxied to 16R and went on a 20 minute flight.

ZA242 Air India VT-ANN back from a test flight.

 

The 787-9 move out of the paint hangar last week. During the warm weather all the factory doors have been opened for air conditioning purposes, except the 40-24. Today it was slightly ajar and the 787-9 was visible inside.

Hainan Airlines B-2728 was moved to the compass rose this evening.

ZA320 Thomson Airways G-TUID was scheduled for a B1 flight today, there were two taxi tests then it was taken back to the Boeing ramp.

United Airlines N29907 on the flightline.

Paine Field July 19

RC605 Air Bridge Cargo VQ-BRJ was scheduled for a B1 flight today but there was a taxi test only.

There was an initial engine run this morning on Thomson Airways G-TUID.

Air Canada C-FIVX back from a B1 flight.

 

Flying Heritage Collection's MiG 29 N29UB.

Paine Field July 11

There was an initial engine run on AeroMexico 787 N961AM this afternoon.

N757HW on a test flight to Moses Lake.

ZA186 Japan Airlines JA832J departing on a customer flight. G-TUID is being moved to the compass rose. JA832J is scheduled for a photo flight Friday afternoon.

JA822A at the compass rose.

 

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Paine Field July 10

ZA291 United Airlines N29907 begins a taxi test before a B1 flight.

 

Singapore Airlines 9V-SWU at the compass rose.

 

Thomson Airways G-TUID was moved from the fuel dock to the flightline this morning.