Dreamliner One Powers On To Race Towards First Flight

摘要

Dreamliner One, Boeing's first 787, has been powered on for the first time since before last year's 57-day machinists' strike concluded in early November, providing the crucial next step in the troubled twin's development as Boeing sprints to complete its first flight by 30 June. But while sources say there is j no indication that the first flight has moved beyond Boeing's current target of the second quarter of this year, internal schedules are moving away from specific dates for milestones including first flight - which had been set as 24 April - towards a classification of "to be determined".