LHPDX From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 326 posts, RR: 0 Posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 5982 times:
Brand new, greensheathed Boeing jets will begin touching down at PDX this summer to be painted inside these Hangers...PDX spotters, this will be an awesome treat!....Well see just about every currently built commercial aircraft Boeing produces....They also signed a 15 year lease............This has been a banner year at PDX on all fronts......
LHPDX From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 326 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 5964 times:
The two hangers will paint new 747's, 777, and 767...Hopfully the dreamliner also...................I think our proximity to Seattle played a role with this decision making.........The arcticle can be found in the front page of Satuday's Oregonian title "BOEING TAPS PORTLAND FOR JET-SIZE PAINT JOB"..Great job Port of Portland!
KPDX From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 2526 posts, RR: 3 Reply 4, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 5788 times:
Quoting LHPDX (Thread starter): Brand new, greensheathed Boeing jets will begin touching down at PDX this summer to be painted inside these Hangers...PDX spotters, this will be an awesome treat!....Well see just about every currently built commercial aircraft Boeing produces....They also signed a 15 year lease............This has been a banner year at PDX on all fronts......
Freakin sweetness!
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N174UA From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 993 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 5736 times:
ATCGOD From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 658 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 5717 times:
Quoting SkyGazer (Reply 2): Where are they currently being painted? Paine?
I think they're painted in the large hangars at BFI. Correct me if I'm wrong though.
Stitch From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 26713 posts, RR: 83 Reply 7, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 5713 times:
Quoting SkyGazer (Reply 2): Where are they currently being painted? Paine?
Correct. There is a large paint shop across Highway 526 from the main factory. Planes are towed across a bridge at night (since traffic pretty much stops to watch).
The PDX facility has done airline conversion work (a few of UA's 772s went their to be converted for their new owners) so it makes sense to leverage it for Boeing work now that all widebody production is ramping up.
Wedgetail737 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5529 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 5656 times:
Boeing has had airplanes painted at PDX before, but with all the orders and the lack of capacity at Paine, Boeing needs it. And yes, the proximity of PDX I'm sure was a factor. Good for Portland!
The paint shops for the 737's are pretty much at capacity right now, too!
LHPDX From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 326 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 5626 times:
Were getting the big one's baby not the narrow bodies...Extend 28R/10L ASAP!
LHPDX From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 326 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 5565 times:
I think Boeing take advantage of some of the excess property at PDX.......Seattle will always be the largest of the two airport and Portland has penty of land to spare....................
LHPDX From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 326 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 5561 times:
I think Boeing should take advantage of some of the excess property at PDX.......Seattle will always be the largest of the two airport and Boeing top aircraft producer, but Portland has penty of land to spare....................Were also very close too so both cities could win from Boeings successes...........
MCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8553 posts, RR: 14 Reply 13, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 5495 times:
Quoting LHPDX (Reply 11): I think Boeing should take advantage of some of the excess property at PDX.......
Agreed. This will alow them to buy cheap property at rock bottom prices. Lets have a PDX spotters thread about whos going to get painted.
Alexchao From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 686 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 5424 times:
Quoting ATCGOD (Reply 6): I think they're painted in the large hangars at BFI. Correct me if I'm wrong though.
All twin-aisle airplanes are painted in PAE, while single-aisle airplanes are painted in RNT or BFI.
Wedgetail737 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5529 posts, RR: 5 Reply 15, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 5324 times:
Quoting LHPDX (Reply 9): Were getting the big one's baby not the narrow bodies...Extend 28R/10L ASAP!
Why? These airplanes will be empty!
Quoting ATCGOD (Reply 6): think they're painted in the large hangars at BFI. Correct me if I'm wrong though.
The largest hangar at BFI on the Boeing side is for flight test.
I'm glad to see Boeing increasing their presence in the Pacific Northwest.
Bluewave 707 From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 3139 posts, RR: 8 Reply 16, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 5231 times:
That'll give me a good reason to stay an extra day in Portland during my annual business trip in the summer!
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JayinKitsap From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 765 posts, RR: 1 Reply 17, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 5167 times:
BFI has a 2 bay Paint Hanger, one baay for 737, one for 757. It was builtin the early 90's. I designed the insulated walkable ceilings in it. They can heat it up to 130 F to bake the paint.
LHPDX From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 326 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 5055 times:
Around 100 jobs..................All of this will begin in May............27 planes should pass thru Portland from May-January............
Mham001 From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 3001 posts, RR: 3 Reply 20, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 5043 times:
What will Boeing do with the space they no longer use at Paine?
KELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5932 posts, RR: 4 Reply 21, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 4906 times:
Quoting LHPDX (Reply 9): Were getting the big one's baby not the narrow bodies...Extend 28R/10L ASAP!
Actually, heavies with nothing aboard except fuel will be quite capable of taking off on 28R/10L Even so, the tower will probably favor 10R/28L for these birds because the hangars in question are on the south end of the field...
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RoseFlyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 8741 posts, RR: 52 Reply 22, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 4905 times:
Quoting Mham001 (Reply 20): What will Boeing do with the space they no longer use at Paine?
I'm wondering if those hangers will be used for the 787 somehow. I'm really unsure of why Boeing would not do the painting in PAE, but I'm sure they have a good reason.
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Ramprat74 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1455 posts, RR: 2 Reply 23, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 4817 times:
It will be nice to see some 747-400's and 777-300's come into PDX this summer. If anybody didn't know, Skywest moved out of the southern hangar. They are now in a smaller hangar next to United's Air Freight building.
HPRamper From United States of America, joined May 2005, 3662 posts, RR: 8 Reply 24, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 day ago) and read 4576 times:
I wasn't aware of that, thanks for the info.
25 Stirling: Sounds like Portland is going to be the new darling of the spotters crowd......good, the database could use more shots taken at PDX!! Ever notice how
26 LTBEWR: If I am correct, Boeing already has some other operations and facilities in the PDX area, including away from the airport. Perhaps they are trying to
27 Gunsontheroof: Not to be the technicality-obsessed thread crasher, but factory-fresh jets flying PAE/BFI/RNT-PDX aren't going to be coming in particularly heavy. Yo
28 BlatantEcho: This is just awesome news. Nothing like heavies roaring off over the Columbia on a mid-summers day. Good times.
29 Kaitak744: If they use the paint facilities in PDX, will they demolish 1 or 2 of the paint hangars at PAE and use the area for pre-delivery-ramp space?
30 Seachaz: Here is a link to the story out of the Oregonian: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/orego...101941120460.xml&coll=7&thispage=2 "...Boeing began looking f
31 Piercey: It sounds like a convert to 787 job, with PDX becoming the 777/747 completion site.
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