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  GE's new 747 flying testbed

  Posted by Guy Norris 6:18 AM on Feb 25, 2011

  Q: What’s the best replacement for a 747?A: A 747, of course. (According to General Electric’s Victorville Flight Test Operations)Still in its JAL colors, the former JA... Read More >>

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  787 to fly again (briefly) on Saturday

  Posted by Guy Norris 11:57 PM on Nov 19, 2010

  While 787 flight tests remain suspended pending the outcome of investigations into the Nov 9 electrical fire on ZA002, Boeing is planning to fly two 787s in the next few days &ndas... Read More >>

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  787 will fly today - briefly

  Posted by Guy Norris 3:28 PM on Nov 16, 2010

  The 787 will fly again today – if only briefly. Boeing has decided to ferry two of the ‘stranded’ test 787s back to Seattle with minimum crew, while the rest of t... Read More >>

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  787's back in the air

  Posted by Guy Norris 8:16 PM on Sep 17, 2010

  Just over an hour ago Boeing 787, ZA001, took to the air again with a test flight from Roswell, New Mexico where it has been grounded for the past week following an ... Read More >>

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  787 - more danger of delays?

  Posted by Guy Norris 6:54 AM on Aug 18, 2010

  How serious is the failure of a Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine on the test bed at Derby, and what will be its impact on the 787 entry-into-service?More than 24 hours after news brok... Read More >>

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  787 - "Fun" about to start?

  Posted by Guy Norris 4:13 PM on Aug 16, 2010

  Boeing’s first 787, ZA001, is in the air as I post this – enroute to Edwards AFB in California for the start of exhaustive runway tests. The work marks a critical eleme... Read More >>

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  787 loads tests begin

  Posted by Guy Norris 12:11 AM on Jul 08, 2010

  ZA004 re-entered the 787 flight test program earlier today when it began the first loads-test flight at Victorville, Calif. The aircraft has spent more than a month being prepared ... Read More >>

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  787 - composites under the hammer and more tests

  Posted by Guy Norris 8:56 PM on Jun 04, 2010

  On a visit to Boeing Aerostructures Australia (BAA) in Melbourne last week I heard how the manufacturer is working with the Seattle-based Boeing Commercial Airplanes design team to... Read More >>

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  747-8 and 787 flight test update

  Posted by Guy Norris 10:06 PM on Mar 13, 2010

  I’m stuck in Cincinnati airport in the middle of weather-caused air transport chaos – so what better time to provide a quick update on Boeing’s fast-changing 787 ... Read More >>

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  787 heads south

  Posted by Guy Norris 12:39 AM on Mar 08, 2010

  Boeing is preparing to fly the 787 out of Washington State for the first time and will send ZA002 to Victorville, California for testing on Tuesday. The flight, originally schedule... Read More >>

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