Ethiopian 787 Delivery - more shots

[jerslice]

Some of the additional pictures from the Ethiopian trip that didn't make the cut. Thought you guys might enjoy seeing the rest of 'em.

CEO Ato Tewolde (L) and Chairman of the Board Addisu Legesse (R) pose for the camera's in Cloud Nine biz class


The tail


A flight attendant snaps a picture out the window in Seattle. Though they had trained with a trainer, their first flight on a real 787 would come the next morning.


Pilots work final approach to IAD


The HUD display


Short final to IAD


Pilot works the windshield wipers after going through the water cannon salute at Dulles


All smiles during the water cannon salute up front


At Dulles the next morning, government & airline officials cut the ribbon


Lunch


CEO Ato Tewolde poses in his seat as the sun sets outside


Last rays of light


This gentleman asked me to take his picture...no idea why


First glimpses of Addis


Local & regional media board the airplane for a tour


Baggage handlers clear out the hold


Over Kenya en route to Kilimanjaro


The mountain! Seriously one of the more transcendent experiences I've ever had.

[gonzalu]

Very nice Jeremy and Cary...

[Cary]

Very nice Jeremy and Cary...

Thanks, but these beauties are all Jeremy's

[seahawks7757]

Great shots Jer!

[jerslice]

Thanks guys...one more update; I think this'll be the last set...

Resting before the trip


Pilots doing pre-flight


Sunlight reflecting off the fuselage


Passenger


NOM NOM NOM


The best the PacNW has to offer...all in one shot.


It's 5pm somewhere, right?...


Interviews up front


The Chairman of the Board for Ethiopian gets a tour of the front office


John Wojick, VP of Sales for BCA wades through the crowd at the press conference at Dulles


Our own Cary Liao at work


A crush of cameras to get the cake-cutting...the second of what had to be nearly one dozen by the time it was over several days later


All for an airplane...


Traditional Ethiopian dancers performing post-conference




After arrival in Addis, a press conference took place in the VIP lounge. CEO Ato Tewolde speaking




ETH CEO Ato Tewolde steps away from the podium after speaking to reporters at the Bole Airport VIP lounge after arriving with the first African 787.


A Boeing guy, whose name I can't recall


Minister of Transport


Can't recall


Capt. Desta Zeru, VP of flight operations of ETH and the pilot of the scenic tour, shakes hands in the cabin


A TV crew positions for the mountain fly-by


A reporter (flightglobal) snaps a picture of Kilimanjaro as we fly by it


The newly pained 787 in Addis

[AJ]

Fantastic!

AJ

[MarkLawrence]

Awesome shots Jeremy!!!

[moose135]

Outstanding coverage, Jeremy!

[jerslice]

Thanks everyone!

[Just_Lucas]

Nice,may i ask Do you use photobucket to Upload these photos?:S

[Whitese]

wow, i missed the fact that the aircraft has HUD..i thought they were only glare protection..:-)

[jerslice]

@just Lucas...no I didn't...Flickr. :-)

[threeholerglory]

unbelievable experience and work man....

the unusual font (Ethiopian script maybe?) above the windows looks like it says "sh1tter"....unless maybe I'm just buzzed way too early in the day to read it properly.

[jerslice]

Thanks Powder

the unusual font (Ethiopian script maybe?) above the windows looks like it says "sh1tter"....unless maybe I'm just buzzed way too early in the day to read it properly.

Probably were, but it isn't a common language to see in the US. The script is Amharic.

[MSN007]

The black and white pic labeled can't recall? He is now the Prime Minister the then Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, yap he was holding two posts. Simply put, the new dictator.