Boeing to Scrap first three 787 prototypes

Part of the grand plan with the 787 program was that the development aircraft would be refurbished and put out into the passenger fleet.

It seems that Boeing has had to scrap that idea and indeed it has a $2.5 Billion (in a non cash charge) to write off the first 3 test examples which are not possible to be returned to the pax fleet. Boeing describes the situation that these aircraft are not commercially marketable due to "extensive modification work".

Let's hope that these aircraft don't end up on the scrap heap like these fellows here. I am sure that the Museum of Flight and the Smithsonian Museum will want them