CHICAGO, Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines' first 787
Dreamliner has completed its first production flight as Boeing makes final
preparations for delivering it to United at the end of September. The aircraft
took off from Boeing's Paine Field in Everett, Wash., on Sunday. Boeing pilots
flew the 787 around the Seattle area for more than three hours as part of planned
tests of the aircraft's controls and systems.
During the flight, crew members examined the 787's onboard systems at high
and medium altitudes. They also checked backup and safety elements, including
cabin pressurization, avionics, navigation and communications systems.
Sunday's flight was part of a series of work that Boeing performs after
each 787 comes out of its paint hangar and before airlines take delivery of the
planes. The work also includes fueling, systems tests, engine runs and taxi
tests.
Photos from the production flight are available for
download in the media center on unitedcontinentalholdings.com under "First 787 Production Flight."
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