Posts Tagged ‘Boeing’
FAA Clears 787 Battery Fix, Ends Flight Ban
The US Federal Aviation Administration gave formal approval on Thursday for a new lithium-ion battery system for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, ending a three-month ban and clearing airlines to fly the plane with passengers ...
Ethiopian To Be First To Resume 787 Flights
Ethiopian Airlines is set to become the first carrier to resume flying Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, with a commercial flight on Saturday to Kenya, two airline sources said. Boeing 787s have been grounded since regulato...
LOT Expects To Have 787s Flying In June
Poland’s flag carrier LOT expects to have its two grounded Boeing 787s back in service by mid-June and to receive its third Dreamliner around the same time, the airline said on Tuesday. LOT, the first European airl...
787s Could Fly In A Week As Battery Fix Begins
Boeing on Monday began installing reinforced lithium-ion batteries on five grounded 787 jets operated by launch customer All Nippon Airways, starting a process that should make the aircraft ready to fly again in about a ...
Boeing Begins Fixing Five ANA 787s
Boeing on Monday began installing reinforced lithium-ion batteries on five grounded 787 jets operated by launch customer All Nippon Airways, starting a process that should make the aircraft ready to fly again in about a ...
Boeing Cuts Back 747 Jumbo Production
Boeing said it would cut the production rate for the latest version of the 747 jumbo jet from 2 aircraft per month to 1.75 aircraft citing lower demand for large passenger and cargo planes. The first delivery of the 747-...
