After traveling for two weeks, I quickly realized how out of the loop I had become at keeping a close eye on the location of the 787 fleet. I’m all caught up now, so I felt it only fitting to provide a brief update on positions of the 11 787s currently coming together in Everett.
To start, ZA001 is in Paint Hangar 45-04 for the side of body modifications. ZA002 is on the flight line preparing for taxi testing that could get underway as early as this weekend or early next week. ZA003 is positioned on the 767 line in Building 40-24. A freshly painted ZA006, registered N787ZA is also on the flight line.
ZA004 remains at the head of the 787 line in Building 40-26, flanked by ZA005 and ZA100 at the third and second positions, respectively. ZA101 is in the first final body join position and will receive its horizontal and vertical stabilizers shortly. The horizontal and vertical stabilizers plus the wings and aft fuselage for ZA102 are at the rear part of the 787 line.
ZY998, the fatigue test airframe, remains on the 747 line in Building 40-24 just in front of the first 747-8F. ZY997 is being prepped for the side of body fix in Building 40-23 where the aircraft has been since April 2008.
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This post originally appeared at Flightglobal.com from 2007 to 2012.