All things 787

Now that the first quarter of 2010 has come to an end, it seems like a good time for a brief review and a look ahead. Thus far the 787 fligh...

Boeing Photo Hours after conducting the ultimate load test, Boeing announced that the test has been completed successfully based on prelimin...

Boeing Photo UPDATE (6:21 PM on March 28th): Flightblogger just tweeted that the test has occured and that indications are that the wing had...

The 787 program continues apace with the pending TIA for the 787. Production continues with a new milestone set to take place on Monday, Mar...

Boeing Photo An important test for the 787, called the ultimate load test, will be conducted by Boeing on the static test air frame on March...

Flightblogger has put up an update along with pictures and video of the current 787 progress to date. In it he describes what has been done ...

Boeing Photo Boeing announced (through Randy Tinseth's blog) that they had completed flutter and ground effects testing. Boeing engineer...

Boeing Photo Three months into 787 flight testing Boeing is slowly ramping up the number of airplanes to the test flight fleet with the rec...

Boeing Photo Boeing Flight Test Group is getting areal workout today by sending the 4th 787 (ZA003) and the 2nd 747-8F (third 747-8 built) i...

So a couple of things coming out. ZA 003 first flight window opens at 10AM PST on Sunday March 14 th (I'll be away skiing so I won'...

Forbes put out an article today which is bullish on Boeing. The cite not only that they expect Boeing to reap $18 billion on revenues from t...

Boeing Photo Boeing announced that the first 747-8, RC501 has completed the initial airworthiness tests. This now means that flight test eng...

Trying to get some more infomration on a slow new day today. ZA001 will be taking to the air today for another flutter test flight today. M...

James Albaugh, Boeing Commercial Aircraft President, spoke at a JP Morgan Investors conference this morning. Here are a few snippets: 787 sh...

Today Boeing revealed the buyer of 10 787-8, purchased on Dec. 22, 2009, being the Govt. of Iraq. These airplanes will presumably be going ...

Flightblogger is reporting that ZA002 will fly to Victorville, Ca. this week as part of the 787 flight test program. The Southern California...

Sources have told me that ZA 003 should fly (penciled in) around March 14 th and Dreamliner 4 should return to the skies within the next o...

As Boeing continues to pile on 787 flight hours, it has also started final assembly of the 18 th 787 destined for ANA. Dreamliner 1 contin...

Boeing confirmed a story I ran yesterday (Flight Test Review) regarding the status of ZA003 which is the next 787 to fly. Because Boeing ha...

Now that Boeing is well into flight testing let's see how production is coming along on future 787s. As always, readers can scroll down ...