787 touches down in Sydney

written by australianaviation.com.au | November 15, 2011

787 YSSY photo — ZA001 taxis in at Sydney Airport. (Paul Sadler/Airservices Australia)

The Boeing 787 has touched down on Australian soil for the first time, with development aircraft N787BA (msn ZA001) arriving in Sydney this morning at the start of a three day visit.

ZA001 – the very first 787 to fly – touched down on Sydney’s Runway 34L at about 1100 this morning, flying in from a three day visit with Air New Zealand in Auckland. The aircraft will be the centrepiece of Qantas’s 91st anniversary celebrations tomorrow, before flying to Melbourne on the 17th.

787 YSSY photo 2 — ZA001 alongside a Virgin Australia 777 at Sydney Airport today. (Paul Sadler/Airservices Australia)

Unfortunately the aircraft will not be open for inspection by the public during its brief Australian stay.

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Comments (3)

Zig
says:

November 16, 2011 at 11:34 am

Beautiful plane!
Michael
says:

November 16, 2011 at 2:31 pm

Amazing day for Australian aviation history! Loving the 787!
Brap
says:

November 17, 2011 at 9:33 am

It is just outside the hangar next to us here hoping to get into it today or tomorrow to have a gander…sooo sooo sexy…mmm

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