|
| (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators are poised to approve
| within days a plan to allow Boeing to begin flight tests of
| the 787 Dreamliner with a fix for its volatile batteries, a
| critical step towards returning the grounded aircraft to
| service, two sources familiar with the matter said on
| Wednesday.
|
| The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to sign off
| on a "certification plan" allowing Boeing to carry out the
| flight tests to determine if authorities can lift a flight
| ban that sent shockwaves around the airline industry seven
| weeks ago.
| ...
| Aboulafia estimated that it would take at least four months
| for the 787 to get cleared to fly if the FAA approves
| flight tests soon. If flight testing approval takes longer,
| it could take six to nine months before the 787 is back in
| the sky.
| ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/07/boeing-faa-idUSL1N0BYK8Y20130307

--bks