Boeing Testing Dreamliner to Get Back in the Air
Looking for approval to start carrying passengers again
Boeing plans to fly its 787 Dreamliner on a certification flight this afternoon for Federal Aviation Administration approval to get passengers back in the air.
The plane has been grounded worldwide since Jan. 16, after problems with lithium-ion aboard two planes. But Boeing redesigned the batteries and has been testing them for weeks.
The flight is scheduled about 2 p.m. ET Friday for two hours. The test plane is one built for LOT Polish Airlines.
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