The Latest News Can See in Kevin Garden http://www.kevingarden.com Update and Detailed News in the World Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:28:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Boeing 747-8 to fly Monday http://www.kevingarden.com/2010/02/08/boeing-747-8-to-fly-monday/ http://www.kevingarden.com/2010/02/08/boeing-747-8-to-fly-monday/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:13:52 +0000 kevingarden http://www.kevingarden.com/?p=2097

The Boeing Co.’s 747-8 Freighter is scheduled to make its first flight Monday, following what the company says was a successful taxi test on Saturday.

“The airplane performed well,” said Mo Yahyavi, 747 program vice president and general manager, in a release. “Based on early indications, the airplane is ready to fly.”

The flight is scheduled for 10 a.m. PST in Everett, Wash.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) will be showing the flight online at 747-8firstflight.com.

Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems Inc. (NYSE:SPR) builds the nacelles that house the engines and the struts that hold them to the wing on the 747-8.
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