Boeing’s last 787 flight test plane enters final assembly

Boeing moved its sixth flight test 787 Dreamliner into final assembly, the company said Thursday. This is the last of the 787s needed in Boeing’s flight test program. Boeing plans to put the first 787 into flight by the end of June.

From Boeing’s press release:

The airplane, designated ZA006, will be powered with General Electric GEnx engines.

Progress continues on the fleet. The first flight test airplane, 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.