Final flight of the last 787-8 test airplane @Boeing
Final flight of the last 787-8 test airplane  @Boeing
Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The last Boeing 787-8 test airplane completes its mission. See the final flight of ZA004 - flown by the same crew that began its flight-test journey for the #Dreamliner program.

✈️16 years in-service
✈️ 670+ test flights
✈️ 2,250+ flight hours

"To the casual observer it looks like an old airplane, but it’s always been the future,” said Capt. Heather Ross, who served as the airplane’s first chief project pilot and took the controls one last time for its final flight on Feb. 11.

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