All Things 787

[Philip Argy]

This is a good read, and I especially liked the Airbus vs. Boeing design philosophy comparison:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/07...er-flight/all/

[Grahame Hutchison]

From Puget Sound ..

N1020K (ET-AOQ) B787-8 Ethiopian
Flown to Fort Worth Meacham Intl for painting
L/N 49 C/N 34745
Dep PAE 14:53 PDT ETA FTW 20:03 CDT
BOE262 Hex 040047

N10187 (A7-BCB) B787-8 Qatar
Flown back to Everett from Farnborough Airshow
L/N 58 C/N 38320
Dep SNN 11:16 BST Arr PAE 11:51 PDT
BOE787 Hex A00BFB (06A0A6)

[Brian Wilkes]

This Ethiopian could be in a new and or revised livery as well!
One to look out for!

[Mike W]

It's a pretty nice livery already. I'm looking to see the 787 painted up, existing or new, I bet it will look great

[Grahame Hutchison]

Dreamliner Delivery Update:

Status - Storage/Change Incorporation and Re-Work - 28 aircraft
Status - Undergoing final assembly - 7 aircraft

ANA JA801A LN008 Trent 1000 Delivered 25/09/2011
ANA JA802A LN024 Trent 1000 Delivered 13/10/2011
ANA JA805A LN031 Trent 1000 Delivered 30/12/2011
ANA JA807A LN041 Trent 1000 Delivered 12/01/2012
ANA JA804A LN009 Trent 1000 Delivered 14/01/2012
ANA JA806A LN040 Trent 1000 Delivered 29/03/2012
ANA JA808A LN042 Trent 1000 Delivered 14/04/2012
ANA JA809A LN047 Trent 1000 Delivered 20/06/2012
ANA JA810A LN048 Trent 1000 Delivered 24/06/2012
ANA JA811A LN051 Trent 1000 Delivered 16/07/2012
ANA JA812A LN056 Trent 1000 Delivered 30/06/2012
ANA JA815A LN066 Trent 1000 Final Prep For Delivery
ANA JA813A LN067 Trent 1000 Final Prep For Delivery
ANA JA803A LN007 Trent 1000 Final Prep For Delivery
ANA JA???? LN069 Trent 1000 Final Prep For Delivery

JAL JA822J LN023 GEnx-1B Delivered 25/03/2012
JAL JA825J LN033 GEnx-1B Delivered 25/03/2012
JAL JA826J LN037 GEnx-1B Delivered 25/04/2012
JAL JA827J LN038 GEnx-1B Delivered 25/04/2012
JAL JA???? LN070 GEnx-1B Final Prep For Delivery

Air India VT-AND LN029 GEnx-1B Final Prep For Delivery
Air India VT-ANH LN035 GEnx-1B Final Prep For Delivery
Air India VT-ANI LN046 GEnx-1B Final Prep For Delivery
Air India VT-ANJ LN054 GEnx-1B Final Prep For Delivery

Qatar Airways A7-BCB LN058 GEnx-1B Final Prep For Delivery

EthiopianET-AOQ LN049 GEnx-1B Final Prep For Delivery

LAN CC-BBA LN068 Trent 1000 Final Prep For Delivery

[Grahame Hutchison]

From FlightGlobal ...

ANA 787s affected by defect in Trent 1000 gearbox

All Nippon Airways (ANA) grounded five of its 11 Boeing 787 aircraft on 21 July, after being notified by Boeing that there may be a defect in the gearbox of the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engine.
"We received a message from Boeing to the effect that there may be an issue with the gearbox on the engines of the 787s in ANA's fleet. No related problems have arisen on our 787s, however we have ascertained that the part at issue is fitted to five of our aircraft," says an ANA spokesman.
It is understood that the issue was first discovered on an engine gear box used for endurance testing on the ground. Some crown gears had shown corrosion, leading to damage to the gear box.

“Boeing is aware of the findings made by Rolls-Royce during engine testing that revealed corrosiion in some crown gears within the gear box that had resulted from changes to a manufacturing process,” says a Boeing spokeswoman when contacted.

She adds that no aircraft will be delivered with affected parts.

The five affected aircraft, registration JA802A, JA806A, JA807A, JA808A, and JA810A, have that component. Both engines on two of the aircraft are affected, while the other three have one affected engine each.
The remaining six 787s in ANA's fleet are not affected. Two of the five affected aircraft were repaired and put back into service on 22 July, says ANA.
The remaining three aircraft however will take "another few weeks to fix" as parts have to be flown in, but the carrier is working with Rolls Royce to speed up the process, says the spokesman.
"Working with Boeing, we will replace the part in question and return our fleet to an operating state as quickly as possible," he adds.
The airline had to cancel two domestic services on 21 July due to the grounding, but is now operating all flights as usual using other aircraft.
Japan Airlines, which has four 787s in its fleet which runs on the General Electric's GEnx-1B engine. says its aircraft are unaffected.
"We do not have to ground our Dreamliners for engine inspections," says its spokeswoman.

[Sarah C]

Gee, Rolls Royce engines and new aircraft are not having a good run......

[Grahame Hutchison]

ANA say the last two of five grounded Boeing 787 planes will probably resume services within a week after the installation of new parts from Rolls-Royce.

[Grahame Hutchison]

From Puget Sound ...

N1020K (ET-AOQ) B787-8 Ethiopian
Flown to Everett after painting at Fort Worth Meacham Intl
L/N 49 C/N 34745
Dep FTW 10:25 CDT Arr PAE 11:44 PDT
BOE262 Hex 040047

[Grahame Hutchison]

Air New Zealand's initial delivery of B787-9s will be configured with about 300 seats, reflecting a high percentage in Economy. This high Economy ratio is because they will be used on the Asian routes, which are primarily leisure routes. The first 10 deliveries of the stretched version of the B787 will be in mid 2014.