This may be of interest..
"All Nippon Airways (ANA) said it plans to start re-training its Dreamliner
pilots in June in anticipation of a return of the airplanes to revenue
service ... but the pilots may initially fly more cargo than passengers.
The airline said that flying cargo on the airplanes before allowing them to
carry passengers would help ease public concerns about the safety of the
airplane, according to a report from Reuters. ANA has taken delivery of 17
of the airplanes, and says it has cancelled more than 3,600 flights through
the end of May.
The airline plans to start simulator training for its approximately 200
Dreamliner pilots in anticipation of gaining clearance to again fly the
aircraft. While the pilots have been undergoing monthly simulator training
while the airplanes have been grounded, ANA says the next phase will be
specifically geared towards a resumption of revenue flights. Sources
indicated that the training is set to begin in mid-April.
Boeing has already sent a several engineers to Japan so that they may begin
the process of installing the new battery systems as soon as they are
approved. ANA says it may take as long a a month to install the new
batteries on each of the airplanes. The airline did not offer any details of
what its own flight test schedule would entail."
Last edited by ITman; 8th Apr 2013 at 08:50.