787 rollout party planned

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06-07-2007, 02:52 AM
TallDutch

787 rollout party planned

Boeing expects to fill Qwest Field on July 8 with as many as 50,000 employees and retirees invited to view a live simulcast on the stadium screens as the first 787 Dreamliner rolls out in Everett.

At the Everett plant, aviation VIPs, politicians and journalists from across the world will join several thousand Boeing employees who work on the Dreamliner inside the 787 final-assembly bay.

The Qwest Field simulcast is for ex-employees and current Boeing workers on other programs. Each may invite one guest and must register by June 15.

For the public, the rollout will be carried live at 3:30 p.m. that day on satellite TV (DirecTV and DishNetwork) and will be broadcast in nine languages over the Internet from Boeing's Web site.

Bob Watt, Boeing vice president responsible for local community relations, informed employees of the Qwest Field event via e-mail Wednesday. Boeing retirees will be mailed an invitation in the coming days.

The stadium event will kick off at 3 p.m. with a pre-rollout program hosted jointly by Watt and retired Boeing chairman and CEO Frank Shrontz.

Boeing currently employs more than 70,000 people in the greater Puget Sound region, and it estimates there are approximately 42,000 retirees.

Attendance is limited to 50,000 people, and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The first 25,000 guests will receive a 787 glider as a souvenir.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/b ... ing07.html
06-07-2007, 02:19 PM
LGA777

Since T-Bird76 is invited and will be at Everett I guess he has been promoted to an Aviation VIP. Have a great time Tommy !

LGA777
06-07-2007, 02:38 PM
mirrodie

It's like one huge old party! Definitely something to celebrate.
06-07-2007, 02:52 PM
T-Bird76

Quote:

Originally Posted by LGA777

Since T-Bird76 is invited and will be at Everett I guess he has been promoted to an Aviation VIP. Have a great time Tommy !

LGA777

Thanks Ron but I'm going as a VIT...Very important tool. LOLOL Should be a good time and very exciting to witness the birth of air transport for the next 50 years!
06-07-2007, 03:54 PM
JZ1

Any idea when the first flight will likely to be? Normally it's 2-3 month after the official rollout, right?
06-07-2007, 04:01 PM
T-Bird76

First flight is August, don't know what day though.
06-07-2007, 04:29 PM
LGA777

I traveled to Everett to experience the first takeoff and landing of the 777, a wonderful and unforgettable experience !

LGA777
06-07-2007, 04:36 PM
Midnight Mike

I attended the 777-200LR rollout, awesome event.....
06-07-2007, 04:43 PM
mirrodie

Quote:

Originally Posted by T-Bird76

Thanks Ron but I'm going as a VIT...Very important tool.

from ROTN:

nerd A "We're VIP's!"
nerd B, smugly, "Very important penises"

flight attendant "Slap"
06-07-2007, 05:13 PM
Art at ISP

Doh

Mario,

They musta been a couple of little pricks.
06-07-2007, 06:04 PM
nwafan20

Quote:

Originally Posted by T-Bird76

First flight is August, don't know what day though.

Wasn't it 7/8/07?
06-07-2007, 06:31 PM
AirtrafficController

Quote:

Originally Posted by nwafan20

Quote:

Originally Posted by T-Bird76

First flight is August, don't know what day though.

Wasn't it 7/8/07?

7/8/07 is the rollout day, I thought they would have the first flight sooner
06-07-2007, 06:38 PM
nwafan20

Quote:

Originally Posted by AirtrafficController

Quote:

Originally Posted by nwafan20

Quote:

Originally Posted by T-Bird76

First flight is August, don't know what day though.

Wasn't it 7/8/07?

7/8/07 is the rollout day, I thought they would have the first flight sooner

...your right... I was thinking August was the 7th month....
06-07-2007, 06:42 PM
T-Bird76

The plane is being rolled out on 7/8/07 with its first flight in August. You just don't roll a plane off the line and go fly it. There's a series of ground tests it must go through first.
06-07-2007, 07:09 PM
nwafan20

Quote:

Originally Posted by T-Bird76

The plane is being rolled out on 7/8/07 with its first flight in August. You just don't roll a plane off the line and go fly it. There's a series of ground tests it must go through first.

Yeah, I know that... I was a little sleepy when I was reading this thread and I thought that July was the 6th month, even though that is June (Tired...)
06-07-2007, 08:46 PM
moose135

Re: 787 rollout party planned

Quote:

Originally Posted by TallDutch

The first 25,000 guests will receive a 787 glider as a souvenir.

But Tommy, will you get a 787 glider?
06-07-2007, 08:49 PM
T-Bird76

Re: 787 rollout party planned

Quote:

Originally Posted by moose135

Quote:

Originally Posted by TallDutch

The first 25,000 guests will receive a 787 glider as a souvenir.

But Tommy, will you get a 787 glider?

That's the only reason I'm going John! LOLOL Funny thing to I emailed a friend who will be there and said "We get gliders to!!!." LOL
06-07-2007, 08:51 PM
MarkLawrence

I'm envious of Tommy just going to be there! Just make sure our batteries are charged Tommy! :lol: We need pics!...plenty of them!
06-07-2007, 09:27 PM
mirrodie

The A380 in March and now this to look forward to in July.

A historic year.
06-09-2007, 08:23 PM
Winglets747

August 27 has long been held as the unofficial first flight date.