Boeing 787 Nears FAA Approval as Flight Tests Are Completed
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Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner, the world’s first composite-plastic commercial jet, finished its 20-month flight-test program in the final hurdle toward approval for passenger service that could start next month.
A 90-minute trip on Aug. 13 completed the trials as the ninth Dreamliner built in the program flew to the home of Boeing’s wide-body jet factory near Seattle from Billings, Montana, the planemaker said today.