Boeing Co S 787 Dreamline

• Look who's ordered 9.5 billion dollars worth of Airbus Jets

  Airbus announced its first jet order from Japan Airlines Co Ltd on Monday, breaking open the last major aviation market dominated by rival Boeing Co after delays and a grounding of its 787 Dreamliner cast a shadow over its reliability as a supplier.

• Boeing says 787 battery retrofits to be done by next week

  Boeing Co is 90 percent finished with retrofits of the battery system on its 787 Dreamliner and should finish the rest by next week, Ray Conner, president of the company's commercial airplane division, told an investor conference on Wednesday.

• Ethiopian Airlines launches first 787 Dreamliner flight since grounding

  Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday became the world's first carrier to resume flights with Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner passenger jets, a Reuters witness said, three months after they were grounded over battery meltdowns.

• Government to issue permit to resume Boeing 787 flights: Japan

  Japan's transportation minister said on Friday the government will issue a technical directive on Friday that would permit Boeing Co to resume flights of its grounded 787 Dreamliner jets.

• Dreamliner set to fly in a week as Boeing fixes battery

  Boeing began installing reinforced lithium-ion batteries on five grounded 787 jets in Japan on Monday, starting a process that should make the first commercial Dreamliners ready to fly again in about a week.

• Federal Aviation Administration approves Boeing Dreamliner battery system design

  US regulators on Friday approved a revamped battery system for Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner, a crucial step in returning the high-tech jet to service after it was grounded in January because the plane's lithium-ion batteries overheated.

• FAA nears decisive step in restoring Boeing 787 to flight

  US regulators are close to approving a key document that could start the process of returning Boeing Co's grounded 787 Dreamliner to service within weeks, according to several people familiar with the matter.

• Boeing puts 787 battery to tough tests it once avoided

  To get its 787 Dreamliner flying again, Boeing Co is testing the plane's volatile battery system to a rigorous standard that the company itself helped develop - but that it never used on the jet.

• Boeing says proposed fix would eliminate fire risk on 787 Dreamliner

  Boeing Co said its proposed fix for problems relating to the lithium-ion batteries on its 787 Dreamliner would eliminate the risk of fire, as the company seeks to reassure regulators and the public about the jet's safety and get it flying again.

• Boeing, battery maker at odds over 787 fix: report

  Boeing Co and the Japanese company that makes lithium-ion batteries for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner disagree about what should be included in a package of measures aimed at getting the airliner back in the air, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing government and industry officials.

• As parked 787s multiply, Boeing cash drain worries grow

  Paine Field Airport, next door to Boeing Co's widebody plant north of Seattle, is getting crowded as 10 new 787 Dreamliners flank the runway, sparkling with contrasting and colorful liveries, including Poland's LOT, Britain's Thomson Airways and China Southern Airlines.

• Dreamliner batteries should not be shipped with passengers: UN agency

  The United Nations' aviation watchdog said on Wednesday it is suspending a short-lived waiver that let airlines ship the batteries behind the grounding of Boeing Co's new Dreamliner planes as cargo on passenger planes.

• US clears Boeing 787 for test flights, as delays loom

  US agencies cleared Boeing Co to restart test flights of its grounded 787 Dreamliner in order to get more data on potentially faulty batteries, but they also demanded a closer look at how the batteries were approved, which may delay resuming delivery of Boeing's newest aircraft.

• Lengthy 787 probe, fixing problem may cost Boeing dear

  The slow progress of investigations into battery problems on Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner jets suggest the new plane could be grounded for months, raising fears that the financial hit to Boeing will be greater than had been initially predicted.

• Boeing 787s grounded, airlines scramble to reschedule flights

  Airlines scrambled on Thursday to rearrange flights as Europe, Japan and India joined the United States in grounding Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner passenger jets while battery-related problems are investigated.