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    Default Ethiopian Air 787 operating again.

    Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday became the world's first carrier to resume flying Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner passenger jets, landing the first commercial flight since the global fleet was grounded three months ago following incidents of overheating in the batteries providing auxiliary power.
    The flight from ADD to NBO was the first since regulators grounded all Dreamliners on January 16 after two lithium-ion battery meltdowns that occurred on two jets with other airlines within two weeks that month.

    "I wasn't aware that I was going to be on the 787 Dreamliner until on my way to the airport. It was a good service and the flight was pleasant," said Senait Mekonnen, an Ethiopian restaurateur, moments after the plane landed.
    The fully booked flight arrived at NBO just after 9.30 GMT, with passengers giving the crew a round of applause upon landing.
    The grounding of the Dreamliner fleet has cost Boeing an estimated $600 million, halted deliveries of the aircraft and forced some airlines to lease alternative planes


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    Glad to see the 787 is back up in the air.
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    Same here. UA has hinted in an employee newsletter email that they're expecting to have ours off the ground again before the postponed DEN-NRT flight officially starts up. Pretty sure that route wouldn't even be considered on any other airplane type, since it's just not profitable enough.
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