Boeing Begins Countdown To First Flight Of 787

Boeing set the clock ticking toward the long-delayed first flight of the 787 on April 20 by starting the”‘factory gauntlet” tests, which evaluates all the aircraft systems during ground-based closed-loop tests to simulate flight-like operations. The gauntlet test is being conducted in two main 10...

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