All things 787

UPDATE: The FAA sent out this response to the audit:  "The FAA will conduct a regularly-scheduled audit of the Boeing Commercial Aircra...

Boy I did pick a helluva day to come back and start posting. First to start the day Boeing decided to buy out Alenia North America's sha...

Boeing Image Well now it's underway. Can't wait to see the first 787 rolling out in about 18 months or so Boeing Breaks Ground on S...

Mike Mecham at Aviation Week posted on "Things With Wings" blog that Boeing will have the ground breaking ceremony for the Charles...

Flightblogger and various other news sources are reporting that talks between Boeing and IAM have broken down. This may lead to Boeing to ...

Well after a restful (somewhat) Labor Day weekend here's some 787 news. Production is continuing on production standard aircraft and now...

According the Chris Musoke, Boeing's 787 chief engineer, they're weeks away from issuing a new schedule for first flight and deliver...

Two year ago Boeing rolled out the 787 on 7/8/07 in a huge media event emceed by Tom Brokaw. Boeing was very proud of what they had accompli...

Flightblogger got a major scoop today by saying that Vought (owned by the Carlyle Group) has agreed to sell Boeing the 787 operations in C...

In an interview with reporters Mike Mecham , Guy Norris and Jens Flottau , Boeing CEO Jim McNerney gave the strongest indication that Boein...

UPDATE (06/16/2009; 10:50PM EST): A source has told me that final assembly on ZA100, the first 787 for ANA will start tonight in Everett. Wo...

UPDATE: ZA002 (N787EX) is out on at the Boeing fuel dock. Matt Cawby posted a photograph this morning showing the aircraft finally outside a...

Boeing moved the 787 line on Friday March 13th.). Dreamliner 3 was moved out of the line to building 40-22 (747 line) where it will continue...

I just got some new information on some near term 787 goals (near term, meaning over the next week). I got confirmation that the forward fus...

Jon Ostrower is reporting on his blog that the rear fuselage section for Dreamliner 5 will be arriving this week. That only leaves the forw...

About a week and a half ago a Boeing 747 LCF made a routine delivery flight from Nagoya, Japan to Charleston, SC stopping in Anchorage, Alas...

News out of Charleston, SC that Vought will temporarily stop producing the rear fuselage barrels for the 787 is the first indication that th...

Jon Ostrower continues his three part series this time updating us on the supply chain with particular emphasis on Global Aeronautica. GA se...

Pat Shanahan gave a 787 update this morning in the UK though short on details (as opposed to the one in April) it still suggests that they a...

UPDATE: The Dreamlifter, reg. number N780BA took off today for Wichita but soon after takeoff developed a problem with its flap and had to d...