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Aviation Safety
11:01 am
Fri April 5, 2013

Boeing Certification Flight Complete

Boeing's 787 certification flight has landed.

The flight was Boeing's final certification test for the battery system it redesigned following smoke and fire incidents in January. Boeing Co. said the test would show the Federal Aviation Administration that the new system performs as intended "during normal and non-normal flight conditions."

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The Final Exam
7:12 am
Thu April 4, 2013

Boeing Says Certification Flight Is Days Away

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A 787 destined for All Nippon Airways waits at Boeing's airplane delivery center in Everett, Wash.

Boeing says a 787 Dreamliner destined for LOT Polish Airlines will take the certification test that could return the 787 fleet to the skies worldwide.

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Aviation Workforce Reduction
4:44 pm
Fri March 22, 2013

Boeing Machinists Optimistic Despite Layoffs

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A Boeing 747-8 being readied for its first flight at Paine Field in Everett, Washington..

Boeing has announced it will lay off 800 machinists in the Puget Sound area this year. The company says workforce needs on two of its newest jet programs have been reduced.

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Relaunching The 787
3:44 pm
Fri March 15, 2013

Boeing Says It Can Install A Better Battery

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Boeing presented a graphic to the public to demonstrate proposed improvements to the 787 battery.

The Boeing Co. unveiled what executives called a "proposed permanent solution to the 787 battery issue" Thursday  night. The company’s 787 fleet has been grounded for two months because of safety concerns over the plane’s lithium-ion batteries. Two batteries in the fleet’s first 50 planes have had smoke and fire incidents.

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