B787 first flight 15DEC09 ??

[King F. Hui]

The book maker's odd is 1 to 2.

[King F. Hui]

The Boeing Company is proud to announce that the historic first flight of the 787 Dreamliner is scheduled to take place at 10:00 a.m. PST (18:00 GMT) on Dec. 15. We'd like to invite you to view this achievement via the World Wide Web. Our Web site will present a live broadcast of the takeoff, landing and post-flight press conference. The site can be accessed at www.boeing.com or www.newairplane.com. When accessing the site, look for a banner like the one contained in this e-mail. This banner will display more information on the timing for first flight. The Web site will go live 24 hours prior to takeoff. Please note, however, that first flights are dynamic in nature, and issues such as poor weather may affect timing. We will do our best to keep you informed of the specific date. Please keep checking the Web site for updates. We hope that you and your colleagues will join us to celebrate the first flight of Boeing's most advanced commercial airplane.

Sincerely,
World Design Team
Boeing Commercial Airlines

[King F. Hui]

I went to PAE, BFI, and SEA today. The first flight B787 is now back in PAE. Also spotted at PAE (from the balcony of Future of Flight) are the DreamLifter and ANA B787.

[King F. Hui]

BOE1 B788 flight track:

http://www.newairplane.com/dreamlinerfirstflight/widgets/flightmap.asp