Aircraft
Boeing Starts Change Incorporation Work on 787
The 23rd 787 Dreamliner, flown from Everett, Wash., to San Antonio, Tex., last Friday, began undergoing so-called change incorporation work today at Boeing

The 23rd 787 Dreamliner, flown from Everett, Wash., to San Antonio, Tex., last Friday, began undergoing so-called change incorporation work today at Boeing’s Global Services & Support site in San Antonio. The work marked the start of a process under which airplanes not expected to participate in the flight-test program undergo configuration changes to conform with standards established as part of type-certification efforts. 

Plans call for three Dreamliners to complete change incorporation and three to undergo refurbishment in San Antonio upon the conclusion of flight testing. However, said Boeing, the plan “is flexible” and could accommodate more 787 production needs as testing reaches completion and the company prepares airplanes for delivery. Boeing plans to perform the work from this month through 2013.