Hellu, can anyone tell me if there will be any new PIPs introduced? And how many have there been until today? IIRC in 2013 Boeing introduced the first PIP on a 748F for CX.

Laddie wrote:

RC076 ferried to VCV today for storage.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BOE76

And here goes the second one:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BOE77

KarelXWB wrote:

Laddie wrote:

RC076 ferried to VCV today for storage.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BOE76

And here goes the second one:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BOE77

Interesting coincidence: after the 747-8 landed in VCV, the BOE77 flight number was assigned to a 737-8 test flight out of BFI. Clicking on the FlightAware link now takes one to the 737-8 flight. Confusion reigned until I figured that out!

Atlas Air LN 1535 has moved to the tower storage area.

http://painefield.blogspot.com/2017/02/ ... tower.html

UPS released the 3 tail numbers for the 3 aircraft delivered in 2017.
L/N 1543 will be N605UP and be delivered in September.
L/N 1437 will be N607UP and be delivered in October.
L/N 1544 will be N606UP and be delivered in November.

rmp1kxk wrote:

UPS released the 3 tail numbers for the 3 aircraft delivered in 2017.
L/N 1543 will be N605UP and be delivered in September.
L/N 1437 will be N607UP and be delivered in October.
L/N 1544 will be N606UP and be delivered in November.

From January's produciton list ( viewtopic.php?f=3&t=591323&start=1550#p19267467 ):

L/N 1437 - 747-87UF, RC573, serial number 37564, (ordered and assembled to become Atlas Air #3, white livery with both rudders painted in Atlas livery, operator airplane number 852, aircraft NTU, re-registered N770BA at Jan 22-2013, selcal code DJ-KM, F/F April 15 2013, Used for (FAA)test flights (FMS software update verification flights?) from September 19 till/incl. November 21, Ferried to Boeing Field (KBFI) at November 22, Returned to KPAE at December 20. Emerged from the 45-05 paint hangar with a special “ Seattle Seahawks “livery at January 29 2014. The Seattle Seahawks logos are removed in May 2014. Ferried to Victorville (KVCV) at July 01 2014 for “engine work”. Returned to Paine Field at September 10 2014. Ferried to Marana (KMZJ) at November 12 2014.

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Firing order : 4 Airframes , scheduled for Final Assembly (Subject to change).
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L/N 1543 - 747-8(4A)F, RC531, UPS, delivery 2017
L/N 1544 - 747-8(4A)F, RC532, UPS, delivery 2017.

Revelation wrote:

rmp1kxk wrote:

UPS released the 3 tail numbers for the 3 aircraft delivered in 2017.
L/N 1543 will be N605UP and be delivered in September.
L/N 1437 will be N607UP and be delivered in October.
L/N 1544 will be N606UP and be delivered in November.

From January's produciton list ( viewtopic.php?f=3&t=591323&start=1550#p19267467 ):

L/N 1437 - 747-87UF, RC573, serial number 37564, (ordered and assembled to become Atlas Air #3, white livery with both rudders painted in Atlas livery, operator airplane number 852, aircraft NTU, re-registered N770BA at Jan 22-2013, selcal code DJ-KM, F/F April 15 2013, Used for (FAA)test flights (FMS software update verification flights?) from September 19 till/incl. November 21, Ferried to Boeing Field (KBFI) at November 22, Returned to KPAE at December 20. Emerged from the 45-05 paint hangar with a special “ Seattle Seahawks “livery at January 29 2014. The Seattle Seahawks logos are removed in May 2014. Ferried to Victorville (KVCV) at July 01 2014 for “engine work”. Returned to Paine Field at September 10 2014. Ferried to Marana (KMZJ) at November 12 2014.

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Firing order : 4 Airframes , scheduled for Final Assembly (Subject to change).
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L/N 1543 - 747-8(4A)F, RC531, UPS, delivery 2017
L/N 1544 - 747-8(4A)F, RC532, UPS, delivery 2017.

Where did January's produciton list ever mention the tail numbers......

rmp1kxk wrote:

UPS released the 3 tail numbers for the 3 aircraft delivered in 2017.
L/N 1543 will be N605UP and be delivered in September.
L/N 1437 will be N607UP and be delivered in October.
L/N 1544 will be N606UP and be delivered in November.

Thx for the addition of the UPS 747-8F registrations, it will be added to the 747-8 listing.

rmp1kxk wrote:

Revelation wrote:

rmp1kxk wrote:

UPS released the 3 tail numbers for the 3 aircraft delivered in 2017.
L/N 1543 will be N605UP and be delivered in September.
L/N 1437 will be N607UP and be delivered in October.
L/N 1544 will be N606UP and be delivered in November.

From January's produciton list ( viewtopic.php?f=3&t=591323&start=1550#p19267467 ):

L/N 1437 - 747-87UF, RC573, serial number 37564, (ordered and assembled to become Atlas Air #3, white livery with both rudders painted in Atlas livery, operator airplane number 852, aircraft NTU, re-registered N770BA at Jan 22-2013, selcal code DJ-KM, F/F April 15 2013, Used for (FAA)test flights (FMS software update verification flights?) from September 19 till/incl. November 21, Ferried to Boeing Field (KBFI) at November 22, Returned to KPAE at December 20. Emerged from the 45-05 paint hangar with a special “ Seattle Seahawks “livery at January 29 2014. The Seattle Seahawks logos are removed in May 2014. Ferried to Victorville (KVCV) at July 01 2014 for “engine work”. Returned to Paine Field at September 10 2014. Ferried to Marana (KMZJ) at November 12 2014.

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Firing order : 4 Airframes , scheduled for Final Assembly (Subject to change).
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L/N 1543 - 747-8(4A)F, RC531, UPS, delivery 2017
L/N 1544 - 747-8(4A)F, RC532, UPS, delivery 2017.

Where did January's produciton list ever mention the tail numbers......

The purpose of my post was to explain the history of the airframes i.e. one was the well-known Seahawks plane, the other two are new builds.

KarelXWB wrote:

Atlas Air LN 1535 has moved to the tower storage area.

http://painefield.blogspot.com/2017/02/ ... tower.html

Few close-up shots:


N860GT Atlas Air Boeing 747-8F - C/N 63199 / LN 1535 by Woodys Aeroimages, on Flickr


N860GT Atlas Air Boeing 747-8F - C/N 63199 / LN 1535 by Woodys Aeroimages, on Flickr

And here's a better shot of Korean Air LN 1539:


HL7644 Korean Air Lines Boeing 747-8i - C/N 60411 / LN 1539 by Woodys Aeroimages, on Flickr

Sorry dumb question.Nice shots above but what do they mean?
Is the Korea delivery delayed - same question re Atlas.

I don't think there is a delay. Due to the low production rate, Boeing may need to build aircraft ahead of delivery schedule.

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Provisional 747-8 Aircraft Production List (March 01 - 2017)
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Updates from previous listing (January 01 - 2017) :

- Firing Order sequence change : NIL
- Added to Firing order : L/N1546-RC534
- Emerged from Final Assembly Line : L/N 1539-RC060, L/N 1540-RC606
- First (B1) Flight : L/N 1535-RC651
- Delivered : NIL
- Ferried into storage (KVCV) : L/N 1519-RC076, L/N 1523-RC077
- Ferried out of storage : L/N 1437-RC573

Boeing is producing 747-8’s at a rate of 0,5 per month, conseq. all positions are not occupied and sometime used for other purposes.

FAL: slant position #1 has a 767 in it; position #2 has LN 1537, and position #3 has LN 1541.
L/N 1537 is due to move to the flight line on 1 March, and L/N 1538 will take its place in position #2.
L/N 1538 is due to move to the field on 13 March, and then L/N 1541 moves from position #3 to #2. Position #3 remains vacant.

Scheduled March deliveries : LN 1533 and 1540

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121 Completed airframes , Delivered 110 (marked : @ ), Delivered 2011 (9), 2012 (31), 2013 (24), 2014 (19), 2015 (18), 2016 (9), 2017(0)
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Indicated are :
- Not delivered (or stored) aircraft
- Aircraft delivered last 3 months (marked #)
- Two already delivered, but not active VIP aircraft are indicated and marked @.
- All 747-8 aircraft after L/N 1533 are not indicated anymore at the FAA 747 Type Certificate with a Boeing customer code, only 2 subvariants are used anymore : 747-8 and 748F. The Boeing customer codes after L/N 1533 are however still indicated between ()

L/N 1435 - 747-830, RC021, serial number 37826, F/F April-26-2011, 747-8I test aircraft #2, test registration N6067U, Lufthansa #1 (NTU), selcal code CS-HP, basic LH color scheme, without lettering and LH logo, D-ABYE( NTU), Scheduled LH delivery date was September-30-2012 , Resumed additional flight testing (tail tank, GEnx-2B PIP, NGFMS updates) at May 20 2013, flight testing out of San Bernadino (KBSD) from May 26, returned to Moses Lake at June 18 for additional low altitude tests, from June 28 at Inca Manco Cápac Intl. airport Peru (JUL/SPJL) for high altitude airport tests, returned to Moses Lake via Houston at July 10, latest flight tests are flown from Boeing Field and Moses Lake, Refurbishment to production standard at KPAE completed. Re-registered at December 12 2014 : N828BA. Flown to Marana (KMZJ) for storage at May 21 2015. Rumours are that the aircraft will be used for testing of several of the new Airforce One specially designed sub-systems.

L/N 1437 - 747-87UF, RC573, serial number 37564, (ordered and assembled to become Atlas Air #3, white livery with both rudders painted in Atlas livery, operator airplane number 852, aircraft NTU, re-registered N770BA at Jan 22-2013, selcal code DJ-KM, F/F April 15 2013, Used for (FAA)test flights (FMS software update verification flights?) from September 19 till/incl. November 21, Ferried to Boeing Field (KBFI) at November 22, Returned to KPAE at December 20. Emerged from the 45-05 paint hangar with a special “ Seattle Seahawks “livery at January 29 2014. The Seattle Seahawks logos are removed in May 2014. Ferried to Victorville (KVCV) at July 01 2014 for “engine work”. Returned to Paine Field at September 10 2014. Ferried to Marana (KMZJ) at November 12 2014 for long term storage. Ferried out of storage towards KPAE at February 07 2017. New customer UPS, registration N607UP, scheduled for delivery in October 2017.

@ L/N 1446 - 747-8JA , RC004, serial number 40065 , BBJ customer : Saudi Crown Prince Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Saudi Arabian Government ), test registration N458BJ, future registration HZ-HMS1 , white livery, F/F May-30-2012, Delivery date: June 29-2012, Delivery flight (N458BJ- CYVR-KSBD) date July 9-2012. Owner : Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah (Corporation). Was stored at San Bernadino . The Future of this aircraft seems to be unsure, because the Prince passed away at October 22-2011. VIP outfitting contract with Jet Aviation (Basel) was cancelled. Ferried, again with call-sign N458BJ, to Lackland AFB TX at October 06-2012. Ferry flight (N458BJ- KSKF-LFSB) to Basel -Mulhouse at December 28-2012. Aircraft for sale by Atlas Aviation Sales & Leasing LLC (Florida).

@ L/N 1466 - 747-8H0, RC007, serial number 39749, Royal Flight Oman, test registration N5511V, future registration A4O-HMS, selcal code FR-AD, white livery, FAL roll-out October 07-2012, F/F November-16-2012, Delivery date December 10-2012 . Delivery flight (A4OHMS- CYVR- KCNW) date : December 12-2012. Cabin outfitting by L3 Platform Integration at Waco, TX, Aircraft modification is delayed by up to 10 months following identification of quality problems. Expected delivery 2017?

L/N 1495 - 747-8Z5, RC009, serial number 37501, ordered for the UAE Presidential Flight, Boeing operator identification code : ABD , N974BA, future registration A6-PFB , white livery, roll out date January 21 2014, F/F February 19 2014, Ferried to Pinal Airpark (KMZJ) at March 12 2014, order has been cancelled in September 2016.

L/N 1519 - 747-85M , RC076, serial number 42416, Transaero Airlines #1 NTU, EI-MOW, N894BA, owner : Boeing Company, white livery, roll-out May 12 2015, F/F November 02 2016, Ferried to Lackland AFB (KSKF) at November 16 2016. Returned to KPAE at December 14 2016. Ferried to Victorville (KVCV) at February 20 2017 for storage.

L/N 1523 - 747-85M, RC077, serial number 42417, Transaero Airlines #2 NTU, EI-TSO, N895BA, owner : Boeing Company, white livery, roll-out August ?? 2015, F/F July 08 2016. Ferried to Boeing Field (KBFI) at July 12 to join the Boeing 100th anniversary, returned to Paine Field at July 18. Ferried to Lackland AFB (KSKF) at October 14 2016. Returned to Paine Field at December 18 2016. Ferried to Victorville (KVCV) for storage at February 22 2017.

# L/N 1528 - 747-8B5F, RC661, serial number 37653, KAL Cargo #7, N6018N, HL7639, KPAE flight line, full livery, roll out without engines at December 11 2015, rolled back at FAL slant position #1 at June 14, re-emerged with engines installed at June 30, F/F July 15 2016, ferried to Portland (PDX) for paint at July 17, returned at July 27, Delivery and delivery flight (KAL26D-RKSI) December 29 2016

L/N 1533 - 747-83QF, RC644, serial number 62709, test registration N55077, VQ-BBM, Silkway West Airlines #5, full livery, roll-out April 14 2016. Rolled back at slant position #1 at April 25 for travelled work. Rolled out for the second time at May 08. F/F November 02 2016, Ferried to KPDX for paint at November 04, returned November 15. Scheduled delivery March 2017

L/N 1535 - 747-8(7U)F, RC651, serial number 63199, The Boeing Company, test registration N1785B, KPAE, white livery, roll-out without engines at June 14 2016, second roll-out October 25 2016 after engine installation, F/F January 10 2017. Ferried to Victorville for paint at January 26 2017. Returned in white livery at Feb 17 2017. Will most probably be leased to Atlas Air with registration N860GT

L/N 1537 - 747-8(B5), RC058, serial number 60409, KAL (intercontinental) #8, HL7642, unpainted with light blue rudders, KPAE, roll out September 20 2016 without engines, Rolled back into the FAL slant position #1 for engine installation at January 03 2017,re-emerged at January 13, estimated delivery date April 21 2017.

L/N 1538 - 747-8(B5), RC059, serial number 60410, KAL (intercontinental) #9, HL7643, unpainted with light blue rudders, no engines, roll out November 23 2016, estimated delivery date May 19 2017

L/N 1539 - 747-8(B5), RC060, serial number 60411, KAL (intercontinental) #10, HL7644, unpainted with light blue rudders, roll-out date Feb 02 2017?, estimated delivery date July 03 2017

L/N 1540 - 747-8(HV)F, RC606, serial number 63659, unpainted with white rudders, AirBridgeCargo, VP-BBP, roll-out date February 17 2017 estimated delivery date March 21 2017

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At this moment : two(2) 747-8 airframes at Final Assembly Line (FAL), Everett building 40-22
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Slant position #1 : used for travelled work at B767’s.
Slant position #2 : L/N 1537 for travelled work
Final body join position #3 : L/N 1541 - 747-8(HV)F, RC607, serial number 63781, AirBridgeCargo, estimated delivery date September 01 2017
Wing/body join position #4 : empty

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Firing order : 5 Airframes , scheduled for Final Assembly (Subject to change).
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L/N 1542 - 747-8(HV)F, RC608, serial number 63784, AirBridgeCargo, estimated delivery date December 21 2017.
L/N 1543 - 747-8(4A)F, RC531, UPS, N605UP, delivery September 2017
L/N 1544 - 747-8(4A)F, RC532, UPS, N606UP, delivery November 2017.
L/N 1545 - 747-8(4A)F, RC533, UPS, delivery 2018
L/N 1546 - 747-8(4A)F, RC534, UPS, delivery 2018

? = Not confirmed , only one source.
XX = Boeing customer code not yet identified.

The next update will be published at April 01 2017

Please feel free to add updates, corrections and remarks by replies in this thread (or by PM).

Cheers, Peter

L/N 1533, VQ-BBM, departed for a functional check flight, March 8 2017



Original uploaded by Chris Edward's Twitter, see : http://twitter.com/woody2190/status/839544058712219648

See also : http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BOE6 ... /KPAE/KMWH

VQ-BBM will be delivered later this month.

When are the final two for Nippon Cargo supposed to be delivered?

Slug71 wrote:

When are the final two for Nippon Cargo supposed to be delivered?

Are they supposed to be getting two new-builds, as I don't see any reference to Nippon Cargo in any of the existing L/Ns?

Thanks for your further excellent updates, Peter.

Looks like 2017 will be a clear out year with maybe 12 plus deliveries. This will please Boeing as having a load of 747s hanging around is bad news. The last 3 passenger 747s going into airline service would be a major industry milestone.

Geoff

Slug71 wrote:

When are the final two for Nippon Cargo supposed to be delivered?

Order rumoured to be due for cancellation. Certainly nothing in the firing order.

Geoff

Boeing finally sold a white tail! Is that the only white tail UPS is taking?

jagraham wrote:

Boeing finally sold a white tail! Is that the only white tail UPS is taking?

Assuming Atlas take MSN 1535 then there are no more White Tail Freighters for Boeing to sell.

Geoff

Geoff1947 wrote:

jagraham wrote:

Boeing finally sold a white tail! Is that the only white tail UPS is taking?

Assuming Atlas take MSN 1535 then there are no more White Tail Freighters for Boeing to sell.

Geoff

So it looks like only 4 true NTUs in Boeing's hands LN 1435 (ex LH#1), LN 1495 (ex UAE Presidential BBJ), LN 1519 (ex Transaero #1), LN 1523 (ex Transaero #2),

Boeing does not own LN 1446 (ex Royal Saudi BBJ), or LN 1466 (Royal Flight Oman BBJ). LN 1535 expected to go to Atlas Air as mentioned above.

The 748 cupboard is getting bare . .

Geoff1947 wrote:

Slug71 wrote:

When are the final two for Nippon Cargo supposed to be delivered?

Order rumoured to be due for cancellation. Certainly nothing in the firing order.

Geoff

Was there a story or other information associated with that rumor? They cancelled 4 of their remaining 6 on order in the latter half of 2015, I don't understand why they wouldn't just cancel all 6 at that time if they wanted to. Waiting to see how the market played out? Something contractual?

Geoff1947 wrote:

jagraham wrote:

Boeing finally sold a white tail! Is that the only white tail UPS is taking?

Assuming Atlas take MSN 1535 then there are no more White Tail Freighters for Boeing to sell.

Geoff

If Atlas does take up 1535, will this will show up as a new order of some kind since they don't have any on order at the moment?

So there are four motley passenger frames. The trouble for Boeing is that none of the three airline operators are remotely the sort of operators that like oddballs or junkyard dogs, even at a steep discount. Can they possibly find an airline who wants to operate -- and can get financing for -- four 747s of varying configuration? Or, even more shockingly, that would want to pair them with a few new builds?

With two already-sold BBJs sitting on the secondary market indefinitely, it seems pretty clear they can't be sold as BBJs.

The two Nippon Cargo frames in backlog have no production slots assigned, perhaps that's where the rumor comes from.

Geoff1947 wrote:

Looks like 2017 will be a clear out year with maybe 12 plus deliveries. This will please Boeing as having a load of 747s hanging around is bad news. The last 3 passenger 747s going into airline service would be a major industry milestone. Geoff

Good for the parking lot, but not quite so good for the balance sheet. Boeing Capital seems to be playing an increasing funding / leasing role, disproportionate to the ratio of other models.

seabosdca wrote:

So there are four motley passenger frames. The trouble for Boeing is that none of the three airline operators are remotely the sort of operators that like oddballs or junkyard dogs, even at a steep discount. Can they possibly find an airline who wants to operate -- and can get financing for -- four 747s of varying configuration? Or, even more shockingly, that would want to pair them with a few new builds?

I'm sure Boeing Capital will provide the funding, it's just who wants them. A freight conversion, but will impact on new build freighter sales, or sold for parts?

The freighters are all but gone. If LN 1535 goes to Atlas, there are no more white tail freighters.

A freighter conversion is an interesting possibility for the passenger white tails, since that's how many passenger 747s end their lives. But conversion before delivery would be a new twist.

L/N1538, HL7643 re-emerged from the FAL (second time), now with engines installed.

HL 7643, KPAE, March 08 2017


Original uploaded by Woody's Aeroimages at Flickr, see : http://www.flickr.com/photos/woodysaero ... 336640675/

seabosdca wrote:

So there are four motley passenger frames. The trouble for Boeing is that none of the three airline operators are remotely the sort of operators that like oddballs or junkyard dogs, even at a steep discount. Can they possibly find an airline who wants to operate -- and can get financing for -- four 747s of varying configuration? Or, even more shockingly, that would want to pair them with a few new builds?

With two already-sold BBJs sitting on the secondary market indefinitely, it seems pretty clear they can't be sold as BBJs.

And from what we've read here LN 1495 was built as a BBJ and which means it will need substantial reconfiguration to become a commercial pax airframe.

Here's a link to pix of its first flight: viewtopic.php?t=568453#p8371127

It's definitely a huge financial burden to have four frames sitting around that have next to no market potential.

L/N 1540, VP-BBP for AirBridgeCargo is scheduled for a (B1) flight today (Saturday, March 11), only 10 days remaining before the estimated delivery date, including paint & the customer acceptance flight(s).



See Matt Cawby's twitter : http://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/840443587108126721

Aircraft data : L/N 1540 - 747-8(HV)F, RC606, serial number 63659, unpainted with white rudders, AirBridgeCargo, VP-BBP, roll-out date February 17 2017, scheduled F/F March 11 2017, estimated delivery date March 21 2017

Perhaps the USAF will take the 2 Transaero frames and 1 of the BBJs.

The lot is almost all cleaned out! What Boeing does with the 4 747-8Is should be fun to watch. The -8F looks good for now with the Airbridge and UPS order.

CX747 wrote:

The -8F looks good for now with the Airbridge and UPS order.

Sorry but "good" is not how you can describe the 747-8 orderbook no matter how you slice it. With any kind of production rate resembling normal Boeing would run out of planes to build in a year.

Slug71 wrote:

Perhaps the USAF will take the 2 Transaero frames and 1 of the BBJs.

Won't it be ironic if the US president ends up flying in airframes cast off by a Russian airline?

Are the E-4B's going to be replaced? They were based on the passenger version of the 747-200 not the freighter.

flyingclrs727 wrote:

Are the E-4B's going to be replaced? They were based on the passenger version of the 747-200 not the freighter.

I'm guessing not. Their role is now covered by the E-6 TACAMO and the VC-25 replacement will almost certainly have better C3 capability than the VC-25.

Strato2 wrote:

CX747 wrote:

The -8F looks good for now with the Airbridge and UPS order.

Sorry but "good" is not how you can describe the 747-8 orderbook no matter how you slice it. With any kind of production rate resembling normal Boeing would run out of planes to build in a year.

This is a normal production rate for a 4 engined VLA who relies on freighter orders at this time. That's the reality of the situation. The AirBridge and UPS orders add some certainty to the program that wasn't there two years ago. Boeing has made plenty of $$$ off of this design and it is near the end. Far more of a success story and return on overall investment than the A380. That program may die after a much shorter lifespan and ability to make money for it's manufacturer.

747classic wrote:

L/N 1540, VP-BBP for AirBridgeCargo is scheduled for a (B1) flight today (Saturday, March 11), only 10 days remaining before the estimated delivery date, including paint & the customer acceptance flight(s)

L/N 1450 , March 11 : clearances received, delayed, tugged out of the stall, started engines, and has been pushed back into stall.

L/N 1450 , B1 flight rescheduled for March 12, Everett to Victorville (for paint ?), see Matt Cawby's twitter : http://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/840797853089849344

747classic wrote:

747classic wrote:

L/N 1540, VP-BBP for AirBridgeCargo is scheduled for a (B1) flight today (Saturday, March 11), only 10 days remaining before the estimated delivery date, including paint & the customer acceptance flight(s)

L/N 1450 , March 11 : clearances received, delayed, tugged out of the stall, started engines, and has been pushed back into stall.

L/N 1450 , B1 flight rescheduled for March 12, Everett to Victorville (for paint ?), see Matt Cawby's twitter : http://twitter.com/mattcawby/status/840797853089849344

Correction: It's L/N 1540 of course!

L/N 1540 made a combined first (B1) and ferry flight from Paine Field,via Moses Lake, towards Victorville for painting at the International Aerospace Coatings( IAC) facility- formerly known as Leading Edge Aviation Services.

The flight was operated with temporally Boeing registration N6018N and call sign BOE606, see : http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BOE6 ... /KMWH/KVCV

L/N1540, N6018N, Taxi out KPAE, March 12 2017


Original uploaded by Chris Edwards, see : http://www.flickr.com/photos/woodysaero ... 252170132/

L/N 1537, HL7642 filed a flight plan for a first (B1) flight at both Friday 17th and Saturday 18th. However both flights were cancelled.
Finally at the following day, Sunday 19th, L/N 1537 made a combined first and ferry flight towards Portland (KPDX), with call sign BOE58 to catch the reserved paint slot .
See : http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BOE5 ... /KPAE/KPDX

KPAE, HL7642 (temp registration N5513H), departing for Portland



Original uploaded by Chris Edwards, see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woodysaero ... 692650764/

Full data : L/N 1537 - 747-8(B5), RC058, serial number 60409, KAL (intercontinental) #8, N5513H, HL7642, unpainted with light blue rudders, roll out September 20 2016 without engines, Rolled back into the FAL slant position #1 for engine installation at January 03 2017,re-emerged at January 13, first (B1) and ferry flight to Portland at March 19 2017, estimated delivery date April 21 2017.

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L/N 1533, VQ-BBM made a Customer acceptance (C1) flight at Friday March 17.
See : http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BOE6 ... /KPAE/KPAE

The next day an air to air photo shoot was performed with L/N 1533 by Wolfe Air
See : http://painefield.blogspot.nl/2017/03/w ... lkway.html

Full data : L/N 1533 - 747-83QF, RC644, serial number 62709, test registration N55077, VQ-BBM, Silkway West Airlines #5, full livery, roll-out April 14 2016. Rolled back at slant position #1 at April 25 for travelled work. Rolled out for the second time at May 08. F/F November 02 2016, Ferried to KPDX for paint at November 04, returned November 15. Delivery March 2017

L/N 1539, Paine Field Tower Apron March 20 2017, stored , awaiting delivery to Korean Airlines in July 2017.



Original uploaded by Chris Edwards, see : http://www.flickr.com/photos/woodysaero ... 522618696/

Aircraft data : L/N 1539 - 747-8(B5), RC060, serial number 60411, KAL (intercontinental) #10, HL7644, unpainted with light blue rudders, roll-out date Feb 02 2017?, temporally stored at Tower apron KPAE, estimated delivery date July 03 2017

Stored with engines mounted? That must be expensive.

L/N 1540, VP-BBP for AirBridgeCargo is on her way back to Paine Field from Victorville after paint.

See : http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BOE6 ... /KVCV/KPAE

747classic wrote:

L/N 1540, VP-BBP for AirBridgeCargo is on her way back to Paine Field from Victorville after paint.
See : http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BOE6 ... /KVCV/KPAE

VP-BBP, KPAE, March 23 2017


Original uploaded by Jennifer Schuld at twitter, see: http://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status/845026632314204161

According to ch-aviation, NCA has cancelled their order for their remaining 2 747-8F

Sorry if this has been covered in an earlier post (I know how you can get flamed on a-net for asking a question about a previously covered topic), but why are the rudders painted before installation on a new airliner??

LN 1540 went to the paint shop for a small retouch.


VP-BBP AirBridgeCargo Boeing 747-8F - C/N 63695 / LN 1540 by Woodys Aeroimages, on Flickr