Is the 787 a failure ?

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| (Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) has finished testing its
| redesigned 787 Dreamliner battery system, the Federal
| Aviation Administration said Tuesday, but the agency gave
| no timetable for when it would lift a ban on flights by the
| new jet.
|
| FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said the agency is
| reviewing the tests and analysis and "will approve the
| redesign once we are satisfied Boeing has shown the
| redesigned battery system meets FAA requirements."
| ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/16/us-aviation-hearing-idUSBRE93F13T20130416

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| Boeing's revolutionary 787 airliner moved significantly
| closer to returning to service on Friday when the Federal
| Aviation Administration approved design modifications for a
| malfunctioning battery system that caused a worldwide
| grounding of the new planes.
|
| "These changes to the 787 battery will ensure the safety of
| the aircraft and its passengers," said Transportation
| Secretary Ray LaHood.
| ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/boeing-787-may-fly-again-soon/2013/04/19/c82218cc-a920-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html

No word on what actually happened to cause the problem.

--bks

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| Boeing Co.'s BA +1.29% 787 Dreamliner returned to revenue
| service, as an Ethiopian Airlines commercial flight
| Saturday became the first to use the plane since its
| world-wide grounding more than three months ago.
|
| The flight, operating as Ethiopian Airlines Flight 801,
| departed the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa just before
| 11 a.m. local time and arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, at 12:38
| p.m. local time, according to flight records on the
| airline's website.
| ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323789704578448751119295708.html

--bks