The one-time "ferry flight" of the 787, approved by the
A ferry flight is used to reposition aircraft, not for testing or to transport passengers.
The 50
The directive, the first of its kind in decades, was prompted by a battery malfunction that forced an All Nippon Airways flight to make an emergency landing.
An ongoing review by the National
The Dreamliner ferry flight departed Fort Worth Meacham International Airport in Texas at 9:24 a.m. CST, and is scheduled to arrive at Snohomish County Airport near Everett, Washington, at 10:49 a.m. PST.
Boeing's
Follow the progress of the flight on FlightAware.
[Hat tip: Jon Ostrower]