said in a joint statement. “The traveling public’s safety is our highest priority,” LaHood and Huerta continued. “These test flights will be an important part of our efforts to ensure the safety of ...

(AP) - Boeing said it has finished more than half of the testing on its proposed battery fix for the 787, with the rest of the ground and flight tests coming in the next several days. The test results ...

The FAA’s decision to take the 787 out of flight in January followed the fire that was sparked by a lithium-ion battery and a separate incident in which smoke was seen in-flight on another airplane ...

The FAA has granted Boeing permission to begin test flights of its 787 Dreamliner to gather data and help determine the cause of recent lithium ion battery meltdowns. “The primary purpose of the test ...