Updates
3/31/25 - 8 year Anniverary of 787-10 First Flight
The 787-10 first flew on this day in 2017. The 787-10 is the longest of the 787 variants, approximately 38 feet longer than the 787-9. So far this year, Boeing has delivered 2 additional air frames to the global fleet. Singapore Airlines was the launch customer for the 787-10, and it remains the largest operator 787-10s. United Airlines is the largest operator in the US.
3/30/25- 83 years since construction began on Bell Bomber Plant in Marietta, GA
in 1942, the Army Air Force began construction on the Bell Bomber plant in Marietta, GA. This was a major transformation for the otherwise sleepy suburb of Marietta. This turned 1,600 acres of farmland into a massive production site employing more than 28,000 workers less than two years later. This site produced B-29s during WWII (seen at right). It was taken over by Lockheed in 1951, and it has been the home of C-130 production aircraft since 1954. The C-130 has been in continuous production for more than 70 years. Considering that the modern era of aviation is only 122 years old, it is a remarkable feat that the C-130 has been in production for the majority of the modern aviation era.