In full: A contractor performing work on behalf of Alenia Composite (an Alenia Aeronautica Company) at the Global Aeronautica facility in South Carolina failed to follow proper procedure. The contractor was an experienced aviation mechanic not local to Charleston S.C. The individual was immediately terminated...

Delivery of the fourth 787 flight test aircraft has been delayed indefinitely due to damage sustained to the center fuselage at the Global Aeronautica facility in Charleston, SC, Boeing has confirmed. Sources in both Everett and Charleston tell FlightBlogger that the repair, which was completed this...

Boeing's Goings On Boeing launched its power-on feature at newairplane.com . It gives a good rundown of the power-on process, as well as some of the first shots of a very alive ZA001 flight deck. Also, it looks as though the first sections of LN7, the first production 787 for ANA, have been delivered...

Image Courtesy The Boeing Company The completion of the 787 first power-on sets the stage for the next phase of the Dreamliner's march toward first flight. The milestone was met to the day according to sources familiar with the schedule. The initial power-on testing began on June 11 and wrapped up...

EVERETT, Wash., June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has completed the Power On sequence for the first 787 Dreamliner, marking the completion of the next major milestone on the path to first flight later this year. Power On is a complex series of tasks and tests that bring...

Best. Week. Ever. FlightBlogger had its highest traffic in a single week...ever. The combination of the 787 power-on , Hawker 4000 certification , live twittering from Vought, Global Aeronautica and Spirit, and the peek inside Dreamliner Four's flight deck and cabin racked up a staggering 63,000...

WICHITA, KS -- This is likely to be the first, and hopefully the last, FlightBlogger blog post from inside an active tornado warning which is in effect for the Wichita area. Dreamliner Four forward fuselage, also known as Section 41, will be delivered to Everett next week on June 19. It will be the first...

WICHITA, KS -- Spirit Aerosystems showed off its forward 787 Section 41 today and invited the media onboard Dreamliner Four, the first nose section to be delivered with a 100% completion of assembly. The first photo features, from left to right, Dreamliners Four, Five, Six and Seven. CONTINUED BELOW