From what I understand, banks have to remove a pending charge after so many days. (Don't quote me on that, however.)
In other words, I wouldn't take your charge being removed as a sign of progress. Then again, we can certainly hope!
My charge got removed sometime yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, but no movement with regards to my order being shipped.
I have been seeing that those who live in the West coast have started to get tracking numbers for their JBs. However, they have shown that they won't be delivered until Monday (09.19.2016).
Configuration: iPhone 7 Plus - 128GB - Jet Black.