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Dreamliner investigation reveals second battery failure

A second battery on a Boeing Dreamliner that made an emergency landing due to smoke linked to its main power unit had also expanded, a Japanese safety board official said Tuesday. Detailed examination of the auxiliary power unit (APU) battery of the plane revealed that two of its eight cells…

Boeing Dreamliner catches fire in Boston

A smoky fire broke out aboard an empty Japan Airlines 787 Dreamliner in Boston, officials said, in the latest trouble to hit the fuel-efficient Boeing passenger aircraft. The plane was being readied at a gate for a noon departure after arriving at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts from Tokyo at…

Boeing Dreamliner makes first commercial flight

Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner made its first commercial flight on Wednesday, giving a handful of deep-pocketed passengers the chance to fly into history on what is touted as an aviation breakthrough. Carrying 252 people including corporate VIPs, aviation buffs and a large press pack, the All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight flew from…