Boeing 787 Moves Closer to Return as ANA-JAL Lead Way on Repairs

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Boeing Co. has begun repairs on the 787 Dreamliner to fix a battery fault that grounded the fleet for three months as it enters talks with airlines to resume deliveries and meet a full-year production target.

ANA Holdings Inc., the biggest 787 operator, started repairs this morning at four airports around Japan, Ryosei Nomura, a spokesman, said by telephone from Tokyo. Japan Airlines Co. has also started fixing the batteries, according to a person familiar with plan, who declined to be identified as the information isn’t public.