VP and GM-787 Program Scott Fancher said, "The team has created a solid plan for accomplishing the hours and test points required for F&R and ETOPS testing in support of delivery to our customer ANA in the August to September time period."
F&R testing "simulates various normal and non-normal operations for the airplane, in a realistic airline-like flight environment," the manufacturer explained. "During ETOPS demonstrations the company validates the airplane's ability to safely divert for a variety of reasons, including long diversions with one engine shut down."
ANA is scheduled to conduct Dreamliner service readiness trials in Japan next week.
(Aaron Karp - ATWOnline News)
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It's exciting how this plane is going to turn out, being in development for a few years now. Could it be that they're really stepping up their efforts after the launch of the biggest commercial plane by their competitor? Nevertheless, there's still a lot of certification and quality control going on here.
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