Boeing 787 in the air

[Al-Zakir]

Finally! Boeing 787 in the air after 2-year delay
Pilots take ‘Dreamliner’ on a four-hour flight over Washington state




Boeing's 787 lifts its nose in the air in its inaugural flight Tuesday in Everett, Wash.

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EVERETT, Wash. - Boeing Co.'s new 787 jetliner is finally taking to the skies, more than two years later than the company planned.

Pilots Michael Carriker and Randall Neville smoothly lifted off at about 10:30 a.m. PST from Everett's Paine Field and headed northbound on a four-hour flight over Washington state to perform a variety of basic tests and systems checks before landing at Seattle's Boeing Field.

The 787 program has been plagued by ill-fitting parts and other problems. The first flight was supposed to be in 2007 with deliveries the following year, but Boeing has been forced to push that back five times. It now plans to make the first delivery to Japan's All Nippon Airways late next year.

Boeing 787 in the air after two-year delay - Aviation- msnbc.com

[Solid Beast]

May all her flights be comfortable and safe, her pilots sober and the crew attractive and polite. She is certainly a beautiful bird.