17 JunBoeing 787 almost in operation
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner should be in operation before the year’s end.
That’s according to an Avionics Intelligence news story. Launch operator All Nippon Airlines (ANA) has completed flight training and validation of the aircraft.
“Ten ANA pilots concluded their training after each pilot performed flights in ZA001 – the first 787 flight test airplane – over Washington state,” a Boeing spokesperson announced in a press release.
“These initial crews to go through training are ANA’s senior training pilots and check airmen and will conduct both simulator and airplane line training for ANA in Japan. They will be the first pilots on 787 commercial flights for ANA.”
Sherry Carbary, vice president, Boeing Flight Services, commented in the release, “We’ve been putting in some long hours to get to this point, and seeing the completion of the first set of training is a testament to our team and to the dedication of our partners at ANA.”
The flights help provide further validation that the overall Boeing training program, and the 787 simulators are accurately replicating the operation and handling of the 787. The flights are also part of the Japan Civil Aviation Board mandated training.
Two companies provide the components for the interior of the 787. Rockwell Collins produces the flight deck and the majority of the aircrafts avionics. None of the avionics are unique to the 787. The electronic flight bag, or EFB, comes from the Astronautics Corporation of America in Milwaukee.
According to Michael Carrol, director of Boeing Business Development at Honeywell, Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix provides a number of the internal components as well. Those include the flight management system, Earth reference system, and integrated navigation radio, among others.
All three companies are scheduled to attend the Paris Airshow at Le Bourget airport next week.
In further 787 news this week, Boeing announced the 787 Dreamliner final assembly building to be open in South Carolina.
When at full production capacity, the facility will produce three 787 aircraft each month.
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