Monday, April 28, 2014

1st Air Canada 787 expected to be delivered in second week of May

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Air Canada is expected to take delivery of its first 787 around May 12th subject to successful completion of all flight testing activities....
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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Boeing details 787 progress during 1st quarter earnings call

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Yesterday Boeing released its 1s quarter earnings which topped analyst expectations.  The 787 deliveries has contributed significantly to th...
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Thursday, April 17, 2014

2014 787 delivery prediction and production update

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Thus far though the 1st quarter of 2014 Boeing seems to be on track to deliver between 100 and 110 787s.  Aircraft are still entering final ...
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Big week for the 787-9

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Boeing Photo   The 787-9 is seen by some observers as the 787 program done right.  Indeed Boeing has applied lessons learned (and th...
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Saturday, April 5, 2014

Boeing delivers 18 787s in 1st quarter 2014; 787-9 stays on pace to complete certification by June.

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Boeing reported 3rd quarter 787 deliveries on Thursday and, given the issues of the past quarter, were surprisingly good.  Boeing has delive...
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Sunday, March 23, 2014

Mea Culpa....Boeing 787 deliveries looking good for March

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Ok so last post I figured that Boeing will not deliver more than 4 787s in March.  Well I'm having a crow dinner as Boeing has delivered...
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Monday, March 17, 2014

Boeing's March Madness - 787s starting to crowd Everett Ramp as inventory grows

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The inventory of completed or almost completed 787s grows at the Boeing flightline in Everett.  So far this month there have been two 787 de...
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

787 testing and deliveries slow in March

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On the heels of the revelation of the wing crack on certain 787s and the inspection and repair program that Boeing has implemented, the test...
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Friday, March 7, 2014

Wall Street Journal: Undelivered 787 to be inspected for wing cracks

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The Wall Street Journal's Jon Ostrower reported today that a change in the manufacturing process in the Mitsubishi built wings for the ...
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

787 February Production and Delivery Report

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With the first 2 months of 2014 officially in the books, the 787 program is starting to show some new signs of life but there are still some...
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Monday, February 24, 2014

Space Launch System Videos

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Ok so here's a change from the usual 787 postings. I came a across these really cool animations of the Space Launch System. The first ...
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Sunday, February 23, 2014

787 Traveled Work: How much time is needed?

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The issues in Charleston has forced Boeing to carve out more time to prepare the 787s currently coming out of final assembly.  Thus far it i...
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Thursday, February 13, 2014

Boeing delivers 4 787 in January but still plauged with problems in Charleston

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Boeing delivered a total of 4 787s in January a decrease of 7 month over month from December's 11 deliveries.  I expected that the numbe...
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Monday, January 27, 2014

Boeing Charleston to undergo FAA audit while production heats up. January 787 deliveries look to come in low.

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UPDATE: The FAA sent out this response to the audit:  "The FAA will conduct a regularly-scheduled audit of the Boeing Commercial Aircra...
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Thursday, January 16, 2014

787 Firing Order Updated

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The 787 firing order has been updated.  The order for L/N 181 to L/N 200 are now listed and doesn't contain too many surprises.  This fi...
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Breaking: JAL 787 experience battery issue. Gases vented though revised system

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Boeing is reporting that a JAL 787 experienced a smoke condition that may have come from the venting of a single lithium ion battery cell.  ...
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