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Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Sept. 20, 2024, PRNewswire – Boeing (NYSE: BA) has completed the first flight of the UK’s E-7 Wedgetail for the Royal Air Force (RAF).
A Boeing flight-test crew conducted functional checks during the first flight from Birmingham Airport, marking a significant milestone in the programme’s test and evaluation phase.
Currently unpainted, the aircraft is one of three 737 NG aircraft on British soil undergoing modification by a highly skilled team of over 100 people at STS Aviation Services in Birmingham.