Boeing 787

Boeing resumes 787 deliveries after 4-month halt

The Associated Press — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:51:47 +0000

Boeing is delivering 787s again after a four-month halt while it fixed problems that led to smoldering batteries.

Boeing announced a delivery on Tuesday to Japan's All Nippon Airways.

Boeing aims for mid-May restart of 787 deliveries

The Associated Press and Ashley Gross — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:15:28 +0000

Boeing says it will begin delivering 787s again in early May.

The 787 has been grounded since mid-January because of smoldering batteries. Federal authorities have approved Boeing's redesigned battery system.

United Airlines puts 787s in schedule for May 31

The Associated Press — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:31:17 +0000

United Airlines is putting its grounded Boeing 787s back in the flight schedule, even though the plane is still grounded by government authorities.

United acknowledged on Monday that the plane is in its schedule starting May 31. Travel website Jaunted.com noted a 787 flight from Houston to Denver that day.

Boeing CEO says 787 is 'very close' to flying

The Associated Press — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:59:15 +0000

Boeing CEO Jim McNerney is sure his company is "very close" to getting its troubled 787 Dreamliner jet back flying again.

"We have a high degree of confidence in the technical solution we are testing right now with the FAA," McNerney said Thursday. "I think it will be sooner than later."

Boeing 787 makes test flight to check battery

The Associated Press — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:31:51 +0000

A Boeing 787 took off from Seattle Monday on a test flight to see if a redesigned battery system works properly while the plane is in the air.

The test flight is an important step in Boeing's plan to convince safety regulators to allow airlines to resume using the plane, which the company calls the Dreamliner.

Boeing: Commercial 787 flights to restart in weeks

The Associated Press — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:13:26 +0000

Boeing executives say commercial flights of its grounded 787 jets will resume "within weeks, not months" with a third of safety tests already completed.

They said Friday they had not pinpointed the causes of the two battery problems that resulted in the global grounding of the technologically advanced Dreamliner planes.

FAA approves Boeing plan to fix 787's batteries

The Associated Press and Ashley Gross — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:28:32 +0000

Federal regulators have approved a Boeing plan to redesign the 787 Dreamliner's fire-prone lithium-ion batteries, although extensive testing will be needed before the planes can fly passengers again.

Boeing's Dreamliner woes will likely dominate aerospace conference

Ashley Gross — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:51:39 +0000

The problems surrounding Boeing’s flagship 787 Dreamliner are likely to dominate an annual aerospace conference taking place north of Seattle this week.

The conference will draw about 400 people from airplane manufacturers, suppliers and airlines. Conference topics include biofuels, airplane interiors and the health of the airline industry.

But the issue looming over the entire meeting will be how long it will take to fix the Dreamliner’s batteries and get the plane back in the air for passengers.

Boeing confirms 787 fire started in a battery; shares fall

The Associated Press — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:37:45 +0000

Boeing is confirming that a fire on one of its new 787s appears to have started in a battery, as scrutiny of the problem increases.

Also Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board said it will send two more investigators to Boston to examine the Japan Airlines plane. The NTSB says the battery had "severe fire damage."

The fire happened on the ground Monday, with no passengers on board. But in-flight fires can be catastrophic, so the matter is getting close scrutiny by aviation authorities.

President Obama takes Boeing tour in Everett

Paula Wissel — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:00:38 +0000

Speaking in Everett in the massive building where Boeing 787's are assembled, President Barack Obama praised the aerospace company for succeeding at keeping jobs in the United States.

Glitches canceled two ANA Boeing 787 flights

The Associated Press — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:22:53 +0000

All Nippon Airways had to cancel two of its first long-haul Boeing 787 flights on a new route between Tokyo and Frankfurt because of software glitches.

Delivery ceremony held in Washington for 1st Boeing 787

The Associated Press and KPLU News Staff — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:44:57 +0000

EVERETT, Wash. — Hundreds of people who gathered Monday for the delivery ceremony of the first Boeing 787 took cover from rain under the wings of two of the new airplanes at Paine Field, near the factory in Everett, Wash., where they were assembled.