Steps Expected Before The 787 Flies Again

Original Member
uggboy Gold Member

Messages:

50,986

Likes Received:

134,154

Status Points:

20,030

|| Steps Expected Before The 787 Flies Again ||

Boeing is conducting ground and flight tests of its 787 Dreamliner with a revamped lithium-ion battery system in an effort to get the jets flying again after the airliner was grounded in mid-January.

Japan's All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines are the two biggest 787 customers. ANA, the launch customer, will be the first to have its jets fixed.

Following are the steps that Boeing, aviation authorities and the airlines are expected to go through before the aircraft can return to the air, according to Japan's Civil Aviation Bureau and other sources.

BOEING COMPLETES TESTS

Boeing is conducting ground and flight tests to check the new lithium-ion battery system that it plans to install in 787s. Boeing said earlier this week more than half of the testing is complete with the remaining ground and flight tests set to occur within a few days.

The company is planning to conduct one more certification test flight. A US government official said Boeing may carry out the test flight on Friday.
Click to expand...

I'm sure we're getting there.

uggboy, Apr 5, 2013

#1

jbcarioca and autolycus like this.

United – $304: Phoenix – Montreal, Canada. Roundtrip, including all Taxes