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Friday, April 05, 2013  Boeing says a flight of a 787 on Friday will wrap up the testing for its fix of the battery problems that have kept the plane grounded.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Boeing is trimming the number of temporary contract workers employed at its South Carolina assembly plant.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  The union for Boeing's technical workers is planning its next move after they rejected a contract offer, splitting with engineers represented by the same union who approved the deal.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Just when Boeing really needs its engineers, they're throwing around the idea of a strike.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  The National Transportation Safety Board says a fan shaft failed on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner engine during a taxi test at Charleston International Airport.

Thursday, May 31, 2012  The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner made in South Carolina has been flown to Texas to be painted in the color scheme of Air India.

Friday, September 23, 2011  South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, economic development officials and state agencies spent more than $231,000 on a trip in June to the Paris Air Show and to Germany. The Haley administration says it will all pay off pointing to the fact that the governor is constantly recruiting jobs for the state.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011  Boeing workers in North Charleston are assembling the first new 787 to be made in South Carolina.

Friday, June 10, 2011  Gov. Haley along with lawmakers and Boeing officials cut a ribbon opening the $750 million North Charleston assembly plant Friday. The facility marks the largest single industrial investment in state history. Haley's praise for Boeing, which is receiving millions of dollars in state tax incentives, comes less than a week after she opposed an incentive package granted to internet retailer Amazon.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011  Boeing Co. is pushing back the delivery date for its new 787 until at least July.

Friday, September 03, 2010  Boeing Co. says four of its five 787 flight test planes are far from their Seattle base this week at locations ranging from Arizona to Iceland.

Thursday, July 15, 2010  The director of Boeing's 787 jetliner program says the first delivery of the plane may slip to early 2011 because more inspections are needed and instruments on the flight test aircraft have to be changed.

Friday, June 25, 2010  Boeing Co. has temporarily grounded its 787 jetliner fleet because of a quality problem in a portion of the tail built by Italian manufacturer Alenia.

Friday, May 14, 2010  A top executive at the new Boeing Co. facility in South Carolina is previewing the company's new 787 assembly line.

Friday, December 11, 2009  Boeing Co. says the long-anticipated first flight of its new 787 jetliner could come as early as Dec. 15.