Once again, battery troubles resurface on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner
Fp Archives • 11 years agoBoeing said the problem on a Japan Airlines 787 was discovered during scheduled maintenance. No passengers were on board. The company said it appears that a single battery cell "vented," or released gas.
Air India's first Dreamliner commercial flight arrives in Australia
Fp Archives • 12 years agoAir India's first commercial Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight to Australia landed this morning with almost full capacity but without Indian politicians who were to mark the return of the carrier Down Under.
Air India Boeing Dreamliner oven overheats midair, DGCA orders probe
Fp Archives • 12 years agoAn oven in a Boeing Co Dreamliner operated by Air India overheated during a domestic flight this week causing smoke but did not interrupt services, the state-run Indian carrier said, adding an investigation has begun.
Batteries not to blame for Dreamliner jet fire at London airport
Fp Archives • 12 years agoThe question of whether the fire was connected to the batteries is crucial because the entire global fleet of Dreamliners, Boeing's groundbreaking new flagship jet, was grounded for three months this year due to battery-related problems.
Why Ajit Singh thinks Boeing 787 will be a game changer for Air India
Fp Archives • 12 years ago"We are expanding our network with Dreamliners. The B787s will be game changer for Air india," Singh said.
Air India's Dreamliners back in the air from today
Sindhu • 12 years agoThe Kolkata bound flight will have all the members of Air India's board of directors on board, in what is being seen as a confidence building measure for generating buzz around the beleagured Dreamliners.
Boeing finishes 787 testing, Dreamliner moves closer to resuming flights
Fp Archives • 12 years agoWith a successful flight on Friday, Boeing moved closer to proving that a revamped safety system can prevent batteries on its new 787 Dreamliner from catching fire or overheating, and getting back the plane into service.
Boeing cash drain worries grow as parked 787s multiply
Fp Archives • 12 years agoA month after the global fleet of the carbon-composite jets were grounded as US and Japanese regulators carry out investigations into overheating batteries, the parked airliners are a stark symbol of deepening problems this is causing Boeing.
US clears Boeing 787 for test flights, as delays loom
Fp Archives • 12 years agoUS agencies cleared Boeing Co to restart test flights of its grounded 787 Dreamliner in order to get more data on potentially faulty batteries.
Boeing 787 probe moves to monitoring system maker
Fp Archives • 12 years agoAll Boeing 787s are grounded after one of the jets made an emergency landing in Japan earlier this month when its main battery overheated.