EVERETT: The sixth and final Boeing 787 Dreamliner designated for flight test is now undergoing final assembly in Everett, Washington.


The plane, designated ZA006, will be powered with General Electric GEnx engines.
Boeing says progress continues on the fleet, the comercial launch of which has been much delayed.

The maker says the first flight test plane, ZA001, is getting its paint touched up this week before finishing factory testing. Power was brought onto the second airplane, ZA002, in late February and build verification tests are progressing well. Production work continues on ZA003, ZA004 and ZA005. In all, assemblies for 31 Dreamliners are currently in production throughout the supply chain.

The 787 Dreamliner has orders for 878 planes from 57 customers.

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