Boeing completes second test flight of troubled 787 Dreamliner

Airline giant tests lithium-ion batteries in Everett, Washington, and says 1hr 49min flight was 'straightforward' and 'uneventful' Boeing announced on Friday it had completed the second test flight of its troubled 787 as it tries to overturn a global grounding of the aircraft. The flight was part of a series to test a new battery system, after problems with lithium-ion batteries in two 787s led to smoke and fire in January. The flight, which began and ended in Everett, Washington, lasted for one...