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LAN Airlines completes 787 test flight; LATAM 1Q net income down 48.9%

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:42:00 +0000

On the heels of LATAM Airlines Group’s first-quarter results, Chile-based LAN Airlines announced it completed a test flight of its Boeing 787 after installing battery modifications, paving the way for the grounded aircraft to resume operations “in the coming days.”

Aircraft News

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:15:00 +0000

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Air India resumes 787 domestic service Wednesday, international flights May 22

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:51:00 +0000

Air India’s first of six grounded aircraft will resume commercial flights Wednesday on domestic routes and May 22 on international routes, India’s minister for civil aviation Ajit Singh said Tuesday.

United Airlines to restart 787 flights May 20; Denver-Tokyo to launch in June

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:30:00 +0000

United Airlines, the US launch customer for the Boeing 787 with six in its fleet, said it will restart Dreamliner service May 20 with domestic flights.

Air India to start 787 flights next week

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:54:00 +0000

Air India began test flights of the first of the Boeing 787s fitted with the new battery package on Thursday.

ANA to resume Boeing 787 services June 1

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:52:00 +0000

All Nippon Airways (ANA), launch customer for the Boeing 787, said it will resume Dreamliner services from June 1, following the completion of a series of battery system modifications, safety checks and test flights.

NTSB to tear down, scan 787 batteries

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:07:00 +0000

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has contracted Chesapeake Defense Services to conduct a new round of computed tomography (CT) scans of “aircraft batteries, aircraft battery cells, and other aircraft battery-related components used on Boeing 787 aircraft.”

Aircraft News

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:33:00 +0000

Aircraft News

ANA begins Boeing 787 test flights

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:05:00 +0000

Top All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Boeing executives flew aboard the airline’s first 787 proving flight Sunday.

Ethiopian is first airline to resume 787 flights

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:53:00 +0000

Ethiopian Airlines resumed Boeing 787 Dreamliner service Saturday with a flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, making it the first carrier to relaunch 787 flights since the aircraft was grounded in January.