UN agency moves to kill aircraft battery exemption
A U.N. agency that sets global aviation safety standards is moving to prevent aircraft batteries like the one that caught fire on a Boeing 787 last ...
Dubai's A380 concourse in full operation
Dubai's airport authorities say a purpose-build concourse for Airbus' A380 aircraft is fully open after weeks of phased-in operations. The aircraft ...
Boeing sends 787 on test flight from Seattle
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. The aircraft ...
Boeing warns that 787 deliveries could slip
Boeing acknowledged Friday that it may not be able to deliver 787s as fast as hoped. The company said it has told customers expecting the next 787 ...
NTSB: 787 battery approval should be reconsidered
The government should reassess its safety approval of the Boeing 787's lithium ion batteries, the nation's top accident investigator said Thursday, ...
FAA approves test flights for Boeing 787
Boeing won permission on Thursday for test flights of its 787 as it tries to fix battery problems that have kept the plane grounded. The Federal ...
NTSB: Plane batteries not necessarily unsafe
Despite a battery fire in one Boeing 787 Dreamliner and smoke in another, the type of batteries used to power the plane's electrical systems aren't ...
AP Exclusive: 787 grounded, but batteries can fly
At the same time the government certified Boeing's 787 Dreamliners as safe, federal rules barred the type of batteries used to power the airliner's ...
US satellite lost in failed launch from Pacific
Sea Launch AG says a U.S. communications satellite was lost after a booster rocket carrying it into space failed shortly after its launch from a ...
ANA to seek damages from Boeing for 787 woes
Japan's All Nippon Airways is prepared to recoup from Boeing whatever damages it suffers from flight cancellations and other costs caused by the ...
Boeing sticks to production plans, battery for 787
Boeing is sticking with plans to speed up production of its 787 and sees no reason to drop the troubled lithium-ion batteries at the center of the ...
US investigators ask Boeing for battery history
U.S. investigators said Wednesday they asked Boeing Co. to provide a full operating history of lithium-ion batteries used in its grounded 787 ...
Boeing focuses on 787 fix; 4Q profit tops estimate
Boeing Co. said Wednesday that its top priority this year is fixing the battery problems that grounded its 787. The company made the pledge while ...
Futures slide on meager growth figures
Stock futures slid Wednesday after the government revealed that economic growth in the U.S. shrank in the final quarter of 2012, the first time that ...
Boeing 787 probe shifts to monitoring system maker
The joint U.S. and Japanese investigation into the Boeing 787's battery problems has shifted from the battery-maker to the manufacturer of a ...
Practically human: Can smart machines do your job?
Art Liscano knows he's an endangered species in the job market: He's a meter reader in Fresno, Calif. For 26 years, he's driven from house to house, ...
From the start, Dreamliner jet program was rushed
The 787 Dreamliner was born in a moment of desperation. It was 2003 and Boeing — the company that defined modern air travel — had just lost its title ...
NTSB: Boeing 787 battery shows short-circuiting
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner battery that caught fire earlier this month in Boston shows evidence of short-circuiting and a chemical reaction known as ...
Republic Airways buys jets from Brazil's Embraer
Brazilian planemaker Embraer said Thursday it signed a contract with Republic Airways Holdings Inc. for the sale of 47 E-175 passenger jets for an ...
US officials defend handling of Boeing 787 mishaps
Obama administration officials struggled Wednesday to defend their initial statements that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is safe while promising a ...
What holds energy tech back? The infernal battery
As 21st century technology strains to become ever faster, cleaner and cheaper, an invention from more than 200 years ago keeps holding it back.
Aviation technology advances, FAA tries to keep up
After two separate and serious battery problems aboard Boeing 787s, it wasn't U.S. authorities who acted first to ground the plane. It was Japanese ...
Overcharging batteries eyed in Boeing 787 mishaps
It's likely that burning lithium ion batteries on two Boeing 787 Dreamliners were caused by overcharging, aviation safety and battery experts said ...
Some road warriors standing by Boeing's 787
Some frequent fliers say they aren't worried about safety aboard Boeing's problem-plagued 787 aircraft, while many less-seasoned travelers are often ...
Japan probe suspects excess voltage in 787 battery
The burned insides of a battery in the Boeing 787 at the center of a worldwide grounding of the aircraft indicate it operated at a voltage above its ...
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