blues deville Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 A friend has emailed me regarding a 787 which was used as a test aircraft and still in flyable condition for static display. Other than that I don’t have any other details at the moment. Perhaps it could be used for a tech school such as Centennial or BCIT for example. Standby for further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 OVer the last few Months Bombardier has donated aircraft in flyable condition to a couple of schools in Canada, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Yes I think these schools really benefit from having more recent aircraft to work with and learn on during training. However, a 787 would require a large spot indoors or outside. Not sure if that’s available. BCIT has a 737-200 from Westjet at their YVR campus. I recall that AC donated a DC-9 years ago to another Western tech school. Perhaps learning to work outside in the snow and sub-zero weather is the best environment for future Canadian engineers as that is where the broken plane is usually found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 80 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 The conditions attached to these unwanted 787s are (or were) pretty onerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 22 minutes ago, Super 80 said: The conditions attached to these unwanted 787s are (or were) pretty onerous. You’re quite right. Although Boeing has more serious issues currently there was a planned meeting on Monday in Seattle to determine the fate of this orphaned test plane. Apparently the list of possible future owners is long and I think it will remain somewhere on the west coast. The chances of it arriving in Canada were slim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 80 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 I think The California Science Center has room for it next to their DC-8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Foxtrot Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Pima Aircraft museum Tucson Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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