Boeing certainly can reach the upper end of their estimate (another 7) with the 787s that are on the flightline preparing for first flight. ZA289 (LN 55, N45905) for United Airlines made it's first flight on November 21st and I expect ZA462 (LN 62, A7-BCK) to fly around Nov. 23rd and both should deliver next month. Two other 787s have had engine runs according to Matt Cawby on his photo blog. Both ZA285 (LN 45) and ZA510 (LN 59, JA817A) should fly by the first week of December if not by the end of November. That is four 787s that I expect to deliver in December in addition to ZA538 (LN 80, CC-BCC) for LAN.
Here are the potential deliveries through Dec. 31st:
ZA285 (LN 45, N26901) - United Airlines
ZA286 (LN 50, N26902) - United Airlines
ZA286 (LN 50, N26902) - United Airlines
ZA238 (LN 54, VT-ANJ) - Air India*
ZA289 (LN 55, N45905) - United Airlines
ZA510 (LN 59, JA817A) - ANA
ZA239 (LN 60, VT-ANK) - Air India*
ZA462 (LN 62, A7-BCK) - Qatar Airways
ZA240 (LN 65, VT-ANL) - Air India*
ZA271 (LN 78, SP-LRB) - LOT Polish Airlines**
ZA538 (LN 80, CC-BBC) - LAN Airlines
ZA464 (LN 82, A7-BCC) - Qatar Airways
ZA512 (LN 83, JA818A) - ANA
ZA183 (LN 84, JA829J) - Japan Airlines
*Dependent on Air India obtaining bridge financing to pay for the aircraft
**Supposed to have delivery flight to Poland in early January but may contractually deliver in December
Of these listed 8 I believe are highly probable deliveries but that does not include any for Air India or the aircraft for LOT Polish Airlines. It is rumored that Air India will take delivery of a 787 by the end of November but that is all dependent on the carriers' finances.
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Uresh, happy belated Thanksgiving to you and your family. Per Matt's blog, looks like LN84, ZA183, JA829J Japan Airlines in on the flightline, fully painted.
Uresh,
Happy belated Thanksgiving to you and your family. Per Matt's blog, It looks like LN 84 for Japan Airlines is out of FAL and on the Flightline, fully painted.
Thank you John, can you provide me a link. I can't find it. Thanks.
Here it is:
http://paineairport.com/kpae5648.htm
So it looks like United & Boeing are ahead of schedule. On United's website, it says that in December they expect their 5th delivery but nothing about a 6th.
Wow,
What a productive month for Boeing.
They pushed out 6 frames from the FAL (62,72,82,83,84,86) - 3 frames from Modification (45,52,59) and 5 Deliveries (44,50,57,61,64) and there is still a week left in the month.
Uresh,
Congratulations on reaching 3 million page views!
You do a great job
Thanks! I appreciate all the support!
3 Million Views congratulations Uresh. That's a lot Rockstar and Nuts consumed by lurkers for their daily airline fix.
Ahh the breakfast of champions! You do realize that of the 3 million hits, 2,900,000 were me!
"You do realize that of the 3 million hits, 2,900,000 were me!" LOL, Ureah, I am addicted to this site. Congrats
Sorry for the "Fat Fingers" Uresh.
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