Boeing retires final 787 test aircraft after 16 years

Boeing has decommissioned its last 787-8 test aircraft, a workhorse for the plane maker for over a decade and a half and a symbol of the company’s massive investment in development of the advanced jetliner. The aircraft, which first flew on Feb. 24, 2010, was formally celebrated by Boeing in an internal ceremony last Friday. It is expected to leave Boeing Field as early as Wednesday, Feb. 11, two weeks shy of its […] The post Boeing retires final 787 test aircraft after 16 years appeared first on The Air Current.