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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 ...
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 ...
EU pilots, cabin crew call for fatigue protection
Pilots and cabin crew on Tuesday staged demonstrations in several European airports against planned EU legislation they say could force them to fly ...
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 ...
Boeing plans to carry on with 787 production
Boeing plans to keep building its flagship jetliner while engineers try to solve battery problems that have grounded most of the 787 fleet. It's not ...
Lithium batteries central to Boeing's 787 woes
Lithium batteries that can leak corrosive fluid and start fires have emerged as the chief safety concern involving Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, a problem ...
Ethiopian Air grounds Boeing 787s as precaution
Ethiopian Airlines on Thursday grounded its four Boeing 787 Dreamliners following a decision by the Federal Aviation Administration to take the planes ...
Official: Battery in 787 swollen from overheating
The main battery beneath the cockpit of the Boeing 787 forced to make an emergency landing in Japan was swollen from overheating, a safety official ...
Air India halts flights of Boeing 787 aircraft
The Indian government ordered Air India to ground its fleet of six Boeing 787 aircraft Thursday after the jets were forced to halt flights in Japan ...
After another emergency, FAA grounds Boeing 787s
The federal government grounded Boeing's newest and most technologically advanced jetliner Wednesday, declaring that U.S. airlines cannot fly the 787 ...
FAA grounds Boeing 787s to address battery fires
Federal officials say they are temporarily grounding Boeing's 787 Dreamliners until the risk of possible battery fires is addressed. The Federal ...
Why Boeing's 787, the Dreamliner, is under review
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner had a nightmare of a week, capped off Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to review everything about the ...
FAA to review of Boeing 787, but calls plane safe
The government stepped in Friday to assure the public that Boeing's new 787 "Dreamliner" is safe to fly, even as it launched a comprehensive review ...
Small fire sends smoke into 787 cabin in Boston
An electrical fire filled the cabin of a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 with smoke Monday minutes after passengers disembarked following a non-stop flight ...
FAA: Teen broke rules with late-night plane flight
Federal authorities said Thursday a student pilot wasn't following regulations when he took off with two friends on a late-night flight New Year's Day ...
FAA: 3 killed in medical helicopter crash in Ill.
Authorities say a medical helicopter has crashed in northern Illinois, killing all three people on board. The Federal Aviation Administration reports ...
Fire suppression systems urged in all cargo planes
The government should require fire suppression systems in all cargo containers or compartments of planes to prevent the kind of ferocious in-flight ...
3 pilots flying to safety meet die in Miss. crash
Three pilots flying together to a federal safety conference died when their single-engine plane faltered in midair and crashed into a house that went ...
With another storm, airlines take no chances
Major airlines scrapped flights in and out of the New York area Wednesday as the region was socked with the second significant storm in little more ...
Mayor: Police helicopter refurbished before crash
The Atlanta police helicopter that crashed and killed two officers on board had been completely refurbished within the last decade, and its pilot and ...
FAA upgrades Israel's aviation safety rating
The Federal Aviation Administration says Israel is now complying with international aviation standards and its U.S. safety rating has been upgraded.
Fatal air crash decline presents safety challenge
It's been 43 months since the last deadly airline crash in the United States, the longest period without a fatal domestic accident since commercial ...