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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 tests troubled ‘Dreamliner’ following battery fires
Boeing on Saturday was carrying out a test flight of its 787 Dreamliner as part of investigations into recent battery fires that grounded the aircraft. Boeing said the flight took off from Seattle, Washington at 12:32 local time (2032 GMT) and was to remain airborne for around two hours. The…
French company joins U.S.-Japan Boeing probe
French electrical system giant Thales has joined a Japan-US probe into a battery fire which forced a Boeing 787 Dreamliner to make an emergency landing in Japan, officials said Wednesday. Two Thales engineers have been taking part in a CT scan of the aircraft’s lithium-ion battery at a Japan space…
Japanese minister ‘worried’ by Dreamliner glitches
Japan’s transport minister said Tuesday officials had launched a probe of Boeing’s Dreamliner after a series of problems with the high-tech aircraft left travellers “enormously worried”. The ministry said late Monday it had chosen a team of experts to examine a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Japan Airlines (JAL) which…
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