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Boeing resumes deliveries of Dreamliner planes
A Japanese airline, ANA, 787 Dreamliners plane. Boeing has resumed delivery of its Dreamliners after 100-day grounding over safety concerns. Photo/FILE
Boeing delivered a Dreamliner made in its Everett plant in Washington to Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways on Tuesday, signalling that the Chicago-based company has resumed deliveries of its 787 Dreamliners to airlines.
This is after a 100-day grounding of the plane model by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and subsequently aviation regulators around the world due to overheating onboard batteries problem.
Chicago Tribune reported that Boeing intends to complete all of its planned deliveries of 787s for 2013, and for this purpose, the company has sped up production to seven planes per month with plans to accelerate output to 10 per month by year-end.
After implementing a fix for the battery system approved by FAA, airlines around the world are beginning to fly their Dreamliners again.
Air India said it will resume flying its 787s on Wednesday; ANA said it will resume flights on June 1; United Airlines, the only U.S. carrier operating 787s, said it will resume Dreamliner flights on May 20. Other foreign carriers have already resumed 787 flights.
