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3rd Jan 2014, 01:36
From ABC News
Stretched Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner faces program of tests in Red Centre heat before taking on world - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-03/stretched-boeing-dreamliner-aircraft-faces-heat-tests-at-alice-/5183746)
A new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft arrives in the Red Centre next week for hot weather testing.
The US aircraft manufacturer says it has chosen Alice Springs Airport in the Northern Territory for tests because the location meets specific requirements for both facilities and atmospheric conditions.
Daytime temperatures in the central Australian town have hovered around the 40 degree Celsius mark for the past week but are forecast to return to about 36C next week.
The 787-9 is a stretch version of the 787-8, which is now in service in Australia with Jetstar.
The new aircraft can carry more passengers and fly longer distances between refuelling.
The plane is expected to arrive at Alice Springs on Monday to begin the week-long test program.
It will follow its world launch at Auckland in New Zealand on Sunday.
After nine months of tests at various places around the world, the first commercial flight of a new 787-9 is expected to be made in Air New Zealand livery.
That flight has been scheduled for October 15 on a route from Auckland to Perth in Western Australia.
Qantas and Jetstar are among the airlines expected to add 787-9 Dreamliners to their fleets.
Stretched Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner faces program of tests in Red Centre heat before taking on world - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-03/stretched-boeing-dreamliner-aircraft-faces-heat-tests-at-alice-/5183746)
A new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft arrives in the Red Centre next week for hot weather testing.
The US aircraft manufacturer says it has chosen Alice Springs Airport in the Northern Territory for tests because the location meets specific requirements for both facilities and atmospheric conditions.
Daytime temperatures in the central Australian town have hovered around the 40 degree Celsius mark for the past week but are forecast to return to about 36C next week.
The 787-9 is a stretch version of the 787-8, which is now in service in Australia with Jetstar.
The new aircraft can carry more passengers and fly longer distances between refuelling.
The plane is expected to arrive at Alice Springs on Monday to begin the week-long test program.
It will follow its world launch at Auckland in New Zealand on Sunday.
After nine months of tests at various places around the world, the first commercial flight of a new 787-9 is expected to be made in Air New Zealand livery.
That flight has been scheduled for October 15 on a route from Auckland to Perth in Western Australia.
Qantas and Jetstar are among the airlines expected to add 787-9 Dreamliners to their fleets.