787-9 first flight follow-up

Here is some “morning after” coverage of the first flight of the Boeing 787-9. The Wall Street Journal has this article with some detail about pricing, design improvements and other differences between the 789 and the 788. Via… Read More

787-9 first flight today

The first flight of the Boeing 787-9 is scheduled for 10am PDT today. The Weather forecast is cloudy but no rain until this afternoon. Landing is about 3pm. The first flight will be webcast here. We’ll be on-site… Read More

Implications for the 787-9’s first flight

The first flight of the next member of the Boeing 787 family, the -9, is coming soon and this has greater implications than usual for what would be called a minor model variant. . Boeing has been making… Read More