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Monday, January 23, 2017

January 2017 787 Mid Month Report


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Number
Testing Complete3
To be assembled in Everett139
To be assembled in Charleston101
Parts Arriving6
Undergoing final assembly9
Storage0
Storage/Change Incorporation and Re-Work0
Change Incorporation and Re-Work2
Pre-Flight Prep5
Production Testing6
Non Customer Flight Tests1
Ready for Delivery5
Donation3
Delivered507
TOTAL787

Ok so we're well past mid month but I did start this post about a week ago so I guess that still counts.

So far so good with deliveries thus far in 2017.  Boeing has handed the keys to 7 Dreamliners thus far and has completed customer flights on another 5 most (if not all) should be delivered by the end of this week.  The customers that have taken possession include American, United, Air India, Aeromexico, Etihad, Air Canada, and Hainan. All but 1 were 787-9.  In the next 4 days additional 787s will be turned over to Royal Jordanian (787-8), American Airlines, Xiamen, Air Canada, and AerCap (lsd to Latam).  All but RJA are 787-9s.  Boeing is already up to 507 total deliveries thus far.

787 production is starting to ramp back up after the holidays and while it appears that Everett production is almost back to where it should be, Charleston is going to be a little lower as they work on the first 787-10. In fact the Charleston plan is not due to roll out another 787 until February 8 which is a month after it most recent roll out on January 9.  Again this is all due to the start of 787-10 production and the diverting of of several 787 production to Everett to avoid disruption in the production and delivery of customer aircraft.  Boeing Charleston has now begun using the newly completed paint hangars when ZB451 (LN517, N825AAA) for American Airlines was rolled into Bay 1.  Currently it appears that Boeing is using Bay 1 and not Bay 2 yet as they're still flying the occasional 787 to Louisiana for painting.  It may be that Boeing has to finish installation of equipment in that Bay.  Currently Boeing is looking to roll out 6 787s while starting assembly on another 6.  Charleston has rolled out 2 and will start assembly on a further 4 aircraft.  Amazingly, because of the increase in the number of aircraft that Everett has to produce due to the 787-10 production introduction, the Washington final assembly line is taking 16 to 17 days to build a 787!  I'm not sure if that is sustainable but after the second 787-10 is built, I believe that Boeing will then return the Charleston plant to it's normal operating output but that probably won't be until March or April at the earliest.

787 Current Production Table
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Trent 1000 TEN flies on 787 as Boeing deliveries now stand at 495

For the first time a Rolls Royce Trent 1000 TEN (thrust, efficiency and new technology) flew on a 787 that it is meant to power.  The 4th 787-8 flight test aircraft ZA004 (LN 004, N7874) flew with the engine for the first time today.  The newest member of the Trent 1000 family is to make up for performance shortfalls in the earlier Trent 1000 engines and is meant to power all three 787 variants with a thrust of up to 78,000 lbs.  According to Rolls Royce, the Trent 1000 TEN "offers proven new technology; its features include a new compressor system scaled from the Trent XWB engine program and a new turbine design to allow extra thrust. Unique to the TEN is a modulated air system which optimizes the secondary air flow within the engine using a valve system with no moving parts, a robust system that delivers performance benefits. External systems have also been improved and re-designed."

 The engine should be certified for use on the 787-10 before the types first flight early next year.  Speaking of the 787-10, While parts for the first aircraft are in position 0 in Charleston, it won't start final assembly in position 1 until Dec. 13th, next Tuesday.  Other parts are en-route to Charleston, namely the section 41 forward fuselage.

 Lastly, there was a flurry of 787 deliveries yesterday as Boeing delivered 4 787-9s to customers including British Airways, Hainan Airlines, Aeromexico and Xiamen Airlines which picked up it's 1st of 6 787-9 on order.  Boeing has delivered 6 787s this month so far, 132 this year and 495 since program deliveries began.  ZA674 (LN 513, N793AV) for Avianca is to be delivered on Dec. 20th and will be the 500th 787 delivered to a customer.  This will also be the last delivery in 2016 for Boeing which should end the year with 137 787 deliveries - 35 787-8 and 102 787-9s will have been delivered.  Of the remaining 5 787s to be delivered, 3 have had their customer flight and the other 2 will have their C-1 flights next Tuesday, Dec. 13th.  I expect Boeing to shut down for the holidays around Dec. 23rd.
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Thursday, November 10, 2016

Boeing delivers 13 787s in October 2016


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Number
Testing Complete3
To be assembled in Everett154
To be assembled in Charleston112
Parts Arriving6
Undergoing final assembly9
Storage0
Storage/Change Incorporation and Re-Work0
Change Incorporation and Re-Work4
Pre-Flight Prep7
Production Testing7
Non Customer Flight Tests1
Ready for Delivery1
Donation3
Delivered480
TOTAL787

Boeing delivered 13 787 Dreamliners during the past month bringing their 2016 year delivery total to 117 and total program deliveries to 480.  Boeing needs to deliver 20 more 787s in the last two months of this year to achieve 500 program deliveries, a feat they can easily accomplish baring any unforeseen problems.

Notable deliveries made during October included ZD001 (LN 15, F-OLRB) which is an early build 787.  It was delivered as Air Austral's second and final 787-8.  This year alone Boeing has delivered 5 early build 787s and is due to deliver one more in November or December.  Assuming this last delivery is made before the end of the year, Boeing has four more early build 787-8s left to re-work, fly and deliver.  these all should be done next year and thus will close out a painful side note to the 787 program.  The other notable delivery was Aeromexico's first direct purchased 787-9 was delivered in a very stunning livery.



787 production continued at the usual pace in October as Boeing started final assembly on 12 787 but during the same period they rolled out only 11 due to Hurricane Matthew temporarily shutting down operations for a few days.  The efficiency ratio for 787 production in October is 0.85 which was due to the lower than usual number of finished aircraft being rolled out as well as Boeing delivering 13 787s.  The efficiency ratio for Everett in October is 1.00 (7 aircraft rolled out and 7 delivered) while Charleston was 0.67 (4 airplanes rolled out and 6 delivered).  Again Charleston efficiency ratio is better due to artificially lower number of roll outs.

Looking to deliveries in November.  Boeing has already placed four 787s this month with their customers including Air India's first 787-8 in a couple of years as well as Uzbekistan Airway's final 787-8.  When receiving their aircraft, the airline announced that they will be taking on 3 787-9s.  It's unclear if this is a new order or if the aircraft are being leased.  Boeing is expected to delivery 5 more 787s this month including Air France's first 787-9 being leased from AerCap.  I still expect that Boeing will delivery 12 787s next month including the 500th 787.  I still don't have information as to whom it would be delivered to as of yet. Stay tuned!

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