Japan’s ANA to test Dreamliner after battery fix
Japan’s ANA is to test one of its modified Dreamliner jets on Sunday, three months after the worldwide fleet of 787s was grounded, as Boeing seeks to reassure passengers that the planes are safe.
Japan’s ANA is to test one of its modified Dreamliner jets on Sunday, three months after the worldwide fleet of 787s was grounded, as Boeing seeks to reassure passengers that the planes are safe.
Boeing Co.’s chief engineer for the 787 Dreamliner says changes to the lithium-ion battery are fully sufficient to ensure the aircraft’s safety, although the company has been unable to find the cause of the original battery failures earlier this year that led to groundings of the plane worldwide.
A new rivalry between the world’s biggest planemakers is heating up in Indonesia after a record deal for Airbus in a market with huge potential that until now has been a “fortress” for Boeing.
Boeing said Friday it sees commercial flights of its grounded 787 jets resuming “within weeks” even though it has not pinpointed the cause of battery overheating.
The aggressive expansion of flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has hit an unexpected speed bump as it puts on hold a potential multibillion-dollar order for new planes from American firm Boeing Co. due to safety issues.
Lufthansa, Europe’s biggest airline, said it plans to order eight long-haul aircraft and 100 short- and medium-haul aircraft from Airbus and Boeing for a total 9.0 billion euros ($12.1 billion).
Boeing sent a 787 up on a test flight Saturday, the first since the new airliner was grounded three weeks ago because of a battery fire.
Just when Boeing really needs its engineers, they’re voting on whether to strike.
Japan’s two biggest airlines Wednesday took half the global Dreamliner fleet out of service on safety grounds after an emergency landing by an ANA flight brought new trouble for Boeing’s next-generation plane.
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner on Wednesday flew its first paying passengers from Tokyo to Hong Kong, showing off a lighter carbon-composite design that is more economical to fly and more comfortable than its metal rivals currently plying the airways.
