Aircraft
Boeing 787-9 Flies for First Time
The first Boeing 787-9 takes off from Everett's Paine Field. (Photo: Boeing)
The first Boeing 787-9 takes off from Everett's Paine Field. (Photo: Boeing)

The first Boeing 787-9 took off on its maiden mission from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, Tuesday at 11:02 a.m. local time. Plans called for the latest Dreamliner variant to land at Seattle’s Boeing Field some time between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.