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Boeing to fix batteries on all Dreamliner jets by end-May

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Boeing Co <BA.N> will complete fixing the batteries in all 50 of its high-tech 787 Dreamliner jets by the end of this month, Dinesh Keskar, senior vice president for sales in Asia Pacific, told Reuters on Wednesday.Full story

NTSB orders scans of Boeing 787 battery as flights resume

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The lithium-ion batteries used in Boeing Co's <BA.N> 787 Dreamliner are getting x-ray scans to help investigators determine what caused them to overheat and in one case catch fire. Full story

Japan's ANA takes its first 787 back into the air since grounding

TOKYO (Reuters) - All Nippon Airways <9202.T>, the Japanese launch customer for Boeing Co's <BA.N> 787, flew its first Dreamliner in more than three months on Sunday to test reinforced batteries installed by the U.S. aircraft maker. Full story

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Boeing begins fixing Dreamliners, starts on five ANA 787s

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