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 ...

Boeing mechanics and engineers are working around the clock to make sure the new 787 Dreamliner, already two years behind schedule, makes its first test flight before the end of June. The ...

Boeing’s 787 flew for a little over an hour Tuesday and had a little problem along the way. The jet took off Tuesday from Paine Field and landed one hour and six minutes later at Boeing Field. Test ...

Boeing on Wednesday pushed back the first test flight of its new 787 Dreamliner to a range of mid-November to mid-December, about three months later than originally planned, as it struggles with ...

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 ...

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 ...