787 Production/Delivery Thread - 2018

qf789 · Thu May 03, 2018 7:51 am

Air Canada 789 C-FVLZ departing PAE on delivery flight to MCI

https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status/991710167698849792

qf789 · Thu May 03, 2018 8:07 am

First flight for Air Canada 789 C-FVNB

https://twitter.com/PSBoeingTstFlts/sta ... 6840467456

frigatebird · Thu May 03, 2018 8:34 am

qf789 wrote:
Royal Jordanian 788 JY-BAI NTU has returned to PAE after painting now in Uzbekistan Airways colours, registered UK-78703

https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status/991762210828398592

That's interesting, the order was only firmed last week: http://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releas ... tem=130196
Glad to see the RJ NTU taken up by another airline, I always hate to see brand new efficient aircraft being stored while gas guzzlers are still ploughing on.

qf789 · Thu May 03, 2018 9:04 am

The 788 for Air Tanzania is due to be loaded for final assembly tomorrow

Parts for the first 788 for Biman Bangladesh should start arriving next week

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... dit#gid=19

jeffrey0032j · Thu May 03, 2018 12:11 pm

The third 787-10 test plane, N565ZC (LN565/ZC002) is now showing as Sale Reported in the FAA registry. Tests are most likely complete for this frame. This should appear in SQ colours soon.

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... rtxt=565ZC

pdxswa · Thu May 03, 2018 5:48 pm

Boeing 689 taxiing out and taken in proper light for the return trip to PAE.

kaichinshih · Fri May 04, 2018 5:30 am

FM first 789 to feature special decals to celebrate the 100th aircraft of Shanghai Airlines

Sayan777 · Fri May 04, 2018 6:37 am

Has Jet Airways cancelled its order for 787.Or is it differed.

qf789 · Fri May 04, 2018 2:56 pm

Japan Airlines 789 JA872J returns to PAE after a test flight

https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status/992149846441148416

Stitch · Fri May 04, 2018 5:58 pm

Sayan777 wrote:
Has Jet Airways cancelled its order for 787. Or is it differed.

Currently deferred.

qf789 · Sat May 05, 2018 6:12 am

LOT 789 SP-LSB being moved to Everett Delivery Center

https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/992523151232790529

Has since been delivered seen departing PAE for WAW

https://twitter.com/royalscottking/stat ... 2495628288

qf789 · Sun May 06, 2018 12:51 am

TUI 789 G-TUIM is now painted and back on the flightline

https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status/992876501975482368

qf789 · Sun May 06, 2018 12:54 am

Singapore Airlines 3rd 787-10 9V-SCC has been delivered

https://twitter.com/FlightIntl/status/9 ... 4757013506

qf789 · Sun May 06, 2018 1:20 am

Oman Air 789 LN712 on the flightline, rolled out of final assembly a couple days ago

https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status/992877027383390208

N14AZ · Sun May 06, 2018 7:50 am

qf789 wrote:

Looks great. From time to time I see some TUI 788‘s flying over my house on final approach to HAJ but their livery looks much better on the B789, IMO.

iahcsr · Sun May 06, 2018 1:19 pm

jeffrey0032j wrote:
The third 787-10 test plane, N565ZC (LN565/ZC002) is now showing as Sale Reported in the FAA registry. Tests are most likely complete for this frame. This should appear in SQ colours soon.

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... rtxt=565ZC

The second test frame, N548ZC, will be going to UA. Internal UA info suggests it won’t deliver until ‘19 though. Interesting to see if this one, or Ln#731 will be #1 in UA registration/Ship sequence.

qf789 · Tue May 08, 2018 8:11 am

41 and 47/48 sections for Hainan Airlines 789 LN723

https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/993670750925041664

AMollenhauer9 · Tue May 08, 2018 9:55 pm

Does anyone know why RJ didn't take JY-BAI?

Polot · Tue May 08, 2018 10:07 pm

AMollenhauer9 wrote:
Does anyone know why RJ didn't take JY-BAI?

They have been facing financial issues. There was also a (used, iirc) A332F painted that was ultimately not taken up last fall as well.

qf789 · Wed May 09, 2018 11:28 am

Ethiopian Airlines 789 ET-AUQ at the fuel dock

https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/994063698691059713

qf789 · Wed May 09, 2018 11:33 am

Singapore Airlines 787-10 9V-SCD has been delivered

https://twitter.com/PSBoeingTstFlts/sta ... 6969163776

UAEflyer · Thu May 10, 2018 3:31 am

Polot wrote:
AMollenhauer9 wrote:
Does anyone know why RJ didn't take JY-BAI?

They have been facing financial issues. There was also a (used, iirc) A332F painted that was ultimately not taken up last fall as well.

If they have a financial issues, what is the least costly option for them (all options are loss) to keep the aircraft with the manufacturer or bring it home and store it ?

Polot · Thu May 10, 2018 2:08 pm

UAEflyer wrote:
Polot wrote:
AMollenhauer9 wrote:
Does anyone know why RJ didn't take JY-BAI?

They have been facing financial issues. There was also a (used, iirc) A332F painted that was ultimately not taken up last fall as well.

If they have a financial issues, what is the least costly option for them (all options are loss) to keep the aircraft with the manufacturer or bring it home and store it ?

The former. In that case they just forfeit any money already spent on the plane and pay the cancellation fees. In the latter option they have to pay the full price for the plane then continuously pay parking fees/storage fees/insurance etc on the aircraft. Not worth it if you have no desire or need to operate the aircraft anytime soon.

MileHFL400 · Thu May 10, 2018 2:50 pm

qf789 wrote:
Singapore Airlines 787-10 9V-SCD has been delivered

https://twitter.com/PSBoeingTstFlts/sta ... 6969163776

How many more are they expecting this year?

george77300 · Thu May 10, 2018 2:53 pm

MileHFL400 wrote:
qf789 wrote:
Singapore Airlines 787-10 9V-SCD has been delivered

https://twitter.com/PSBoeingTstFlts/sta ... 6969163776

How many more are they expecting this year?

8 this year was planned. So 4 more I guess. SCE-SCH I’m guessing.

MileHFL400 · Thu May 10, 2018 3:11 pm

george77300 wrote:
MileHFL400 wrote:
qf789 wrote:
Singapore Airlines 787-10 9V-SCD has been delivered

https://twitter.com/PSBoeingTstFlts/sta ... 6969163776

How many more are they expecting this year?

8 this year was planned. So 4 more I guess. SCE-SCH I’m guessing.

Gosh they really are ramping -10 production up fast!

george77300 · Thu May 10, 2018 4:18 pm

MileHFL400 wrote:
george77300 wrote:
MileHFL400 wrote:

How many more are they expecting this year?

8 this year was planned. So 4 more I guess. SCE-SCH I’m guessing.

Gosh they really are ramping -10 production up fast!

Singapore, United and Etihad are the 3 airlines due to have 787-10 this year. (Unless Etihad's plans change)

A total of 16 787-10s this year.

8 x Singapore
4 x United
4 x Etihad

MileHFL400 · Thu May 10, 2018 5:15 pm

george77300 wrote:
MileHFL400 wrote:
george77300 wrote:

8 this year was planned. So 4 more I guess. SCE-SCH I’m guessing.

Gosh they really are ramping -10 production up fast!

Singapore, United and Etihad are the 3 airlines due to have 787-10 this year. (Unless Etihad's plans change)

A total of 16 787-10s this year.

8 x Singapore
4 x United
4 x Etihad

I suspect that it’s rather too late to change for Etihad. I’m sure at this point the first parts for Etihads initial -10 have been produced.

CassidysVacay · Sat May 12, 2018 2:48 am

China Southern test flight today.

https://twitter.com/cassidysvacay/statu ... 6545670144

qf789 · Sun May 13, 2018 2:42 am

TUI 789 G-TUIM returns to PAE after a test flight

http://kpae.blogspot.com.au/

qf789 · Sun May 13, 2018 2:45 am

Japan Airlines 789 JA872J returns to PAE after another test flight

http://kpae.blogspot.com.au/

qf789 · Sun May 13, 2018 2:47 am

British Airways 788 G-ZBJJ returns to flightline after rolling out of paint

https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/995337347775565824

qf789 · Sun May 13, 2018 2:49 am

Norwegian 789 G-CKWE B1 flight

https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/995344066324848640

qf789 · Tue May 15, 2018 8:32 am

Air Tanzania 788 is due to roll out of final assembly at PAE on 21 May, next Monday

Eva Air's first 789 will be loaded for final assembly at CHS on Friday 18 May

Biman Bangladesh first 788 will be loaded for final assembly on Monday 21 May

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... dit#gid=19

qf789 · Wed May 16, 2018 10:52 am

First flight for Scoot 789 9V-OJG

https://twitter.com/PSBoeingTstFlts/sta ... 4406536193

qf789 · Fri May 18, 2018 11:42 am

Uzbekistan Airways 788 UK-78703, delivered

https://twitter.com/PSBoeingTstFlts/sta ... 1393716224

TUI Airlines 789 G-TUIM, delivered

https://twitter.com/PSBoeingTstFlts/sta ... 2535572480

Japan Airlines 789 JA872J, delivered

https://twitter.com/PSBoeingTstFlts/sta ... 0739156993

GARUDAROD · Sat May 19, 2018 8:36 pm

Hearing rumors of a "RetroJet" livery on an upcoming Air New Zealand B787. Anybody on here can confirm?

CassidysVacay · Mon May 21, 2018 6:39 am

Air China with 17,000lb ballasts waiting for engines to be installed at CHS.

frigatebird · Mon May 21, 2018 7:54 am

Looks like long term storage. Perhaps Air China decided to have new RR engines on their current 787 fleet before taking delivery of new airframes.

qf789 · Mon May 21, 2018 10:08 am

frigatebird wrote:
Looks like long term storage. Perhaps Air China decided to have new RR engines on their current 787 fleet before taking delivery of new airframes.

Delivery has been pushed back to November, agree that they want to have their current 789's with new engines, currently 4 of 14 789's are out of service

SRQLOT · Mon May 21, 2018 1:06 pm

What is happening with LOT’s third 787-9? It is supposed to be also in special national (red and white) livery celebrating 100 years of Poland’s Independence.

CassidysVacay · Mon May 21, 2018 6:03 pm

qf789 wrote:
frigatebird wrote:
Looks like long term storage. Perhaps Air China decided to have new RR engines on their current 787 fleet before taking delivery of new airframes.

Delivery has been pushed back to November, agree that they want to have their current 789's with new engines, currently 4 of 14 789's are out of service

There has been a Scoot -9 that has been without engines for nearly a month now as well. The flightline is completely full of aircraft. If any other airlines decide to delay delivery I'm not really sure where they are going to park ready for delivery bodies. As you can see this Air China is blocking the final assembly exit door.

CassidysVacay · Mon May 21, 2018 6:06 pm

I have another question. Why are some RR equipped airlines accepting delivery and seemingly operating normally and then others, like Air China, deciding to delay delivery?

Stitch · Mon May 21, 2018 8:24 pm

CassidysVacay wrote:
I have another question. Why are some RR equipped airlines accepting delivery and seemingly operating normally and then others, like Air China, deciding to delay delivery?

Possible theories include:

1) They are receiving Trent 1000 TENs, which are not under any Airworthiness Directives at this time (to my knowledge).
2) They are receiving Trent 1000 Package C engines that have been modified to address the issues outlined in the active ADs for that type.
3) They are receiving Trent 1000 Package C engines that have not been modified to address the issues outlined in the active ADs for that type and will operate them under the ETOPs restrictions and enhanced maintenance intervals currently outlined in the active ADs until such a time as they receive new engines with the modifications.

TropicalSky · Tue May 22, 2018 10:21 pm

Curious but is it me or blog " All things 787" has been updated in forever......is it that slow on news regarding the B787

hkcanadaexpat · Tue May 22, 2018 10:32 pm

TropicalSky wrote:
Curious but is it me or blog " All things 787" has been updated in forever......is it that slow on news regarding the B787

The spreadsheet continues to be updated daily so i wouldn't read too much into this. Assume Uresh is busy with his day job.

Johnv707 · Tue May 22, 2018 10:54 pm

TropicalSky wrote:
Curious but is it me or blog " All things 787" has been updated in forever......is it that slow on news regarding the B787

I see the spreadsheet updated daily

Johnv707 · Tue May 22, 2018 10:57 pm

Stitch wrote:
CassidysVacay wrote:
I have another question. Why are some RR equipped airlines accepting delivery and seemingly operating normally and then others, like Air China, deciding to delay delivery?

Possible theories include:

1) They are receiving Trent 1000 TENs, which are not under any Airworthiness Directives at this time (to my knowledge).
2) They are receiving Trent 1000 Package C engines that have been modified to address the issues outlined in the active ADs for that type.
3) They are receiving Trent 1000 Package C engines that have not been modified to address the issues outlined in the active ADs for that type and will operate them under the ETOPs restrictions and enhanced maintenance intervals currently outlined in the active ADs until such a time as they receive new engines with the modifications.

It was my understanding that all new builds will get the Trent 1000 Ten.

TropicalSky · Tue May 22, 2018 11:06 pm

Johnv707 wrote:
TropicalSky wrote:
Curious but is it me or blog " All things 787" has been updated in forever......is it that slow on news regarding the B787

I see the spreadsheet updated daily

Ok thanks

qf789 · Wed May 23, 2018 12:20 pm

LN719, 788 for Air Tanzania at the fuel dock

https://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/999134329321152515

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