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Posted: Monday 25 March, 2013 at 3:15 PM

Boeing completes flight to test Dreamliner battery

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by United Airlines takes off at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on January 9, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Aerospace giant Boeing announced Monday that it plans to undertake a test flight Monday afternoon in th
NEW YORK (AFP)

    (Everett, USA) - Aerospace giant Boeing said that a test flight of its troubled Dreamliner went according to plan, in its latest step in returning to service the 787 fleet, grounded by two battery incidents.

     

    The 787 successfully traveled for 2 hours and 9 minutes, departing and returning to Everett, Washington, a company statement said.

     

    "Today's flight was a normal Boeing production check flight intended to validate that all systems function as designed," Boeing said. "The crew reports that the flight went according to plan."

     

    After analyzing the results, Boeing plans a "certification demonstration flight."

     

    That flight, Boeing said, "will demonstrate that the new battery system performs as intended during flight conditions."

     

    Boeing's fleet of 787 planes were grounded globally in January after a series of problems with the battery system.

     

    A short circuit started a fire on a parked 787 at Boston's Logan Airport and smoke from a battery forced an emergency landing in Japan.

     

    On March 12, the Federal Aviation Administration approved Boeing's plan for testing the batteries. The FAA described the certification plan as the "first step in the process to evaluate the 787's return to flight."

     

    Boeing has said its fix includes the addition of new insulation materials, stepped-up production and testing processes and a containment system.

     

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