Originally Posted by
Rwy in Sight
For those with experience on receiving an aircraft from the production line; is the delivery always on the airline's home airport or at the manufacturer's facility.
Also how easy is to install those special seat/suits after the aircraft is completed and flow away?
It can be done several ways and this report is typical internet misinformation. I have seen Boeings flown from the 737 delivery line at Boeing Fied right into SEATAC and immediately put into service. Have seen MD1's flown from MJV directly to the home base of the respective airline and seen BBJs flown to PDX so as to avoid US sales tax. No one size fits all, and this writer simply does not know what he is talking about. I cannot imagine that any airline like Qatar does not have a represntive at Boeing to sign off on the finished product prior to the final payments prior to delivery. Some airlines have full time reps stationed at Boeing just to conduct these predelivery ops.
Probably not that hard or time consuming, to install the new seating config.