Boeing hails successful 787 test flight
A Boeing 787 with a redesigned battery system made a two-hour test flight and the company said the event “went according to plan”.
The test flight was an important step in US plane maker Boeing’s plan to convince global safety regulators to let airlines resume using the 787, called the Dreamliner.
The fleet has been grounded since January after lithium-ion batteries aboard two planes overheated.
Boeing will analyse information from the flight and prepare for another one, using the same plane, to demonstrate the 787’s performance to the US Federal Aviation Administration, said company spokesman Marc Birtel.
