Boeing gets OK to test new 787 battery

Boeing got approval from US transport regulators on Tuesday to start testing a redesigned battery for the 787 Dreamliner, putting it one step closer to getting the troubled airplane back into regular service.

Also on Tuesday, sources told Reuters the planemaker was close to signing a US$15 billion (HK$116.3 billion) deal to sell about 170 single-aisle 737 planes to budget Irish carrier Ryanair.

Boeing’s shares closed up 1.5 per cent, hitting an almost five-year high, and extended gains in after-hours trade.

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