Ethiopian Airlines' First 787 at Washington Dulles [KIAD] 8-15-12

[heeshung]

Ethiopian Airlines flew their brand new Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Washington Dulles following delivery at Paine Field.

Short Final to 1R


Touchdown














Water Canon Salute








Aaaand...it's Jeremy.

[MarkLawrence]

Lovely shots Mark!!

[heeshung]

Heading Inside...the Business Class Seat Controls

[gonzalu]

Wow... nice access if you can get it :P Were you there as a winner of the contest or as a member of the press?

And I see Jeremy!!! That lucky dog.. cockpit access.. nice!

[Cary]

Nice pics, Mark! How long did they give you guys in the cabin? Media got all of 15 minutes, and they gave us a 4 minutes remaining announcement 11 minutes in. Between waiting for people to move and video crews doing interviews at the worst possible spots, I barely got any pics in there

Wow... nice access if you can get it :P Were you there as a winner of the contest or as a member of the press?

And I see Jeremy!!! That lucky dog.. cockpit access.. nice!

I heard Jeremy also got to extend the flaps and lower the gear

[threeholerglory]

I heard Jeremy also got to extend the flaps and lower the gear

regardless...I'd be willing to bet HIS gear lowered just being able to sit up there. I know mine would.

[Iberia A340-600]

Great photos, Mark! I was disappointed I had to miss out on the festivities since I am out of town but seeing your photos has made up for it a bit. :)

I hope it was a great experience. The deputy airport manager at Dulles who is in charge of these events really tries hard to please the enthusiasts.

[heeshung]

It was definitely more than a great experience. Dennis went above and beyond, and I intend to write him a thank-you email. As the media were on the plane, he said "I will make sure you guys get on the plane; you all deserve it."

Also, Cary, I boarded the plane with the second-to-last group and left with the last, so I spent about 20-something minutes aboard. The best part was that it got relatively empty between the two groups, and I was able to snap off a couple shots that didn't have people crowding around.

[Cary]

It was definitely more than a great experience. Dennis went above and beyond, and I intend to write him a thank-you email. As the media were on the plane, he said "I will make sure you guys get on the plane; you all deserve it."

Also, Cary, I boarded the plane with the second-to-last group and left with the last, so I spent about 20-something minutes aboard. The best part was that it got relatively empty between the two groups, and I was able to snap off a couple shots that didn't have people crowding around.

Lucky :) With the media, there wasn't any sticking around to leave with another group...it was "you guys need to get off the plane so the next group can board".

[threeholerglory]

[Zee71]

Fantastic coverage gentlemen. Wish I had the time to make the trip to see this gal make her debut.

[AJ]

Wow, what a set of shots. Great work, a pleasure to look at.

Thank you.

AJ

[jerslice]

Hello from Addis! So glad someone got a shot of me, thanks. And yes, it was pretty much totally nuts. I was hoping to tack a few pics on but Internet isn't cooperating.

[gonzalu]

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[jerslice]

Short update from Addis: