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Boeing Readies 787 Test Plan – Aviation Week

Boeing factory demonstrator at Dulles International last May.  Photo:  Andrew Thon - OPShots Contributor

Boeing factory demonstrator at Dulles International last May. Photo: Andrew Thon – OPShots Contributor // Boeing is preparing to install a modified battery system for flight tests in a 787 in anticipation of the FAA approving its redesign plan, which the manufacturer hopes could come by March 6. At the same time, the… Read more

Amid woes, Boeing forecast assumes little impact from 787 problems – Reuters

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Boeing Company 787 demonstrator at Washington National in May 2010. Photo: Andrew Thon – OPShots Contributor // Boeing Co stood by the troubled lithium-ion battery technology that this month grounded its new, high-tech 787 Dreamliner and said on Wednesday that the grounding had no significant impact on its 2013 financial… Read more

More Delays Ahead For Boeing 787, 747-8 | AVIATION WEEK

Although deliveries of cargo versions of the 747-800 have begun, the passenger version faces further delays.  Photo:  Andrew Thon - OPShots Contributor

Not only does Boeing not expect to see the 787 program turn profitable for at least another decade, the company says the stretched Boeing 787-9’s development has slipped into early 2014, and its first passenger version of the 747-8 will be late as well. The revelations were made in Boeing’s 10-Q filing with the U.S…. Read more

787s Remain Grounded | AVIATION WEEK

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787s Remain Grounded Nov 12, 2010 By Guy Norris guy_norris@aviationweek.com Los Angeles Boeing plans to keep its 787 test fleet grounded for the present as it continues to “better understand the cause of the incident” on the test aircraft forced to make an emergency landing in Texas on Nov 9 after an… Read more

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