Japan’s All Nippon Airways is grounding three of its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners because of potential problems with their engines.
Japan’s All Nippon Airways is grounding three of its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners because of potential problems with their engines.
Aviation Week reports today that the Japanese carrier, launch customer for the Dreamliner, has repaired two of the five Dreamliners affected by the issue in their Rolls Royce engines, but will need more time to fix three others.
An All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner equipped with Boeing’s updated lithium ion battery system experienced a minor electrical issue during a test flight earlier this month, Flightglobal.com reports.
CHICAGO — Signaling confidence to the public that Boeing 787s are safe to fly, the CEOs of The Boeing Co. and United Continental Holdings Inc. traveled Monday from Houston to Chicago aboard a Dreamliner.
Federal officials say they are temporarily grounding Boeing's 787 Dreamliners until the risk of possible battery fires is addressed.
Boeing Co. earnings per share increased by 24 percent in the first quarter, despite battery problems with its new 787 Dreamliner and the federal budget sequester, which trimmed military spending.
Boeing engineering and maintenance teams at locations around the world began battery modifications Friday to get airlines’ fleets of 787 Dreamliners, grounded since January, back in service.
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