787 Dreamliner

The Boeing 787, nicknamed the “Dreamliner”, made heavy use of new high-tech materials to make the aircraft more comfortable, and fuel efficient, although technical challenges delayed its launch more than three years. After it entered service, 787s were hit by problems, including a battery fire and fuel leaks.

AVIATION

Japan Airlines halts 787 flight after battery pressure sensor problem

3 Jun 2013

Japan Airlines said it halted a scheduled 787 Dreamliner flight on Sunday after engineers detected a faulty pressure sensor in one of its newly reinforced lithium-ion batteries, replacing the...

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Briefs, February 21, 2013

21 Feb 2013

China's three mobile-phone operators posted a 0.9 per cent month-to-month increase in the number of mobile subscribers to 1.12 billion, still the largest of any country in the world, last month...

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Boeing faces strike by engineers on top of Dreamliner groundings

20 Feb 2013

Voting was scheduled to end last night for 23,000 engineers and technical workers considering whether to authorise a walkout in their dispute over retirement benefits. Approval would allow the...

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Briefs, January 20, 2013

20 Jan 2013

Democrat Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, sister of Comedy Central television star Stephen Colbert, will run for the vacant congressional seat in the US state of South Carolina, a state party official...

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Japan orders all Boeing Dreamliners to remain grounded

17 Jan 2013

All Boeing Dreamliners operating in Japan must remain grounded until their batteries are confirmed to be safe, a senior government figure said Thursday, following a similar order in the US.

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Boeing crisis deepens as Dreamliners grounded worldwide

17 Jan 2013

Regulators and airlines on Thursday grounded nearly all of the world’s 787 Dreamliner fleet until a fire risk linked to the plane’s batteries is fixed.

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