LOT Polish Airlines 787s return to the skies

After a four-and-a-half-month hiatus, LOT Polish Airlines has re-launched Boeing 787 operations four days ahead of schedule.

LOT was due to return its 787s to service June 5 with an initial departure for Chicago; however, the carrier said “we have managed to speed it up.”

The initial flight departed Warsaw for New York at 1318 on June 1. The aircraft, carrying the tail number SP-LRC, had 205 passengers onboard.

LOT, which was the first European airline to take delivery of the 787, had one 787 stranded in Chicago and another in Warsaw since Jan. 16 when FAA grounded the aircraft due to lithium ion battery issues.

LOT has taken delivery of three 787s and is expecting its next delivery at the end of June. The Polish carrier was the European launch customer for the 787.

(Victoria Moores - ATWOnline News)