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Old 25th Oct 2011, 12:23
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OltonPete
 
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Looking at various articles, logs and blogs this seems unusual to say the least.

A log on another site had 34 787's around Paine Field the other day, none in Thomson colours, on a different site it says that there are 36 (some of the above) are having mods (LN7, LN10-23 and LN25-45). Then there is LN46-49 in final assembly.

LN1-6 are test aircraft, LN8 & LN24 have already been delivered to ANA with LN9 is final prep.

Another site has 6 or 7 to be delivered this year, all Rolls as GEnx engines
are still to be certified and 51 due to be delivered next year.

None as yet have been identified as Thomson aircraft (but some are not painted) so it would seem that it is "rabbit out of a hat" time or the article is at best optimistic.

Certainly still looks possible for 2012 delivery but February would mean taking another airlines batch - Air India have several painted with no engines and of course there is much discussion regarding finance although in the short-term there is little problem as the engine isn't even certified. Thomson I assume will be having Rolls engines.

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