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Dreamliner battery redesign approved by FAA
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- March 13, 2013
The US airline regulator has approved a plan to redesign the lithium-ion batteries of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Boeing's plan, which it said requires it to "conduct extensive testing and analysis...
Boeing 787 Dreamliner: NTSB details battery fire
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- March 9, 2013
A detailed description of a battery fire on board a Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been released by a US regulator but no cause has been specified.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the incident in Boston on 7 January.
In...
Boeing Dreamliner fire cause 'unknown', says US
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- March 9, 2013
The US national transportation board has released an interim report into a battery fire aboard a Japan Airlines Dreamliner on 7 January.
It says it still has not discovered the cause of the fire.
Boeing's entire fleet of Dreamliners was grounded a...
Fire alert at Glasgow Airport arrivals hall
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- March 9, 2013
Passengers were moved from Glasgow Airport's arrivals hall after a fire in the main terminal.
Fire fighters used breathing apparatus to allow them to work in the smoke-filled section of the building.
The fire was reported shortly after 19:00. Stra...
Five killed as plane crash-lands in eastern Ukraine
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- February 14, 2013
Five people were killed when a plane carrying football fans attempted an emergency landing and caught fire in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk.
The Antonov AN-24 plane was on an internal charter flight from the Black Sea resort of Odessa, wit...
Two killed as plane crash-lands in eastern Ukraine
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- February 13, 2013
At least two people were killed when a passenger plane crash-landed and caught fire near the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, officials have said.
The Antonov AN-24, a twin-engined turboprop which had 45 people on board, was on an internal fligh...
Boeing 787 Dreamliner tests 'missed fire risk'
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- February 8, 2013
Tests on Dreamliner batteries carried out by Boeing when they were first certificated for flight missed the high risk of fire, US regulators have said.
National Transportation Safety Board head Deborah Hersman said: "This investigation has shown t...
Dreamliner crisis: Boeing seeks test flight for 787
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- February 5, 2013
Boeing has sought the permission of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct test flights of its 787 Dreamliner passenger plane.
All 50 of Boeing's 787s were grounded last month because of an ongoing investigation into battery probl...
Dreamliner: Japan's airlines say they changed batteries
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- January 30, 2013
Japan's two top airlines said they had replaced a number of batteries in the 787 Dreamliners over the past months.
All Nippon Airways said it changed batteries 10 times. Japan Airlines (JAL) said it did so in a "few cases".
Earlier this month, a b...
Passenger plane crashes near Kazakh city of Almaty
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- January 30, 2013
A passenger plane has crashed near Kazakhstan's commercial capital, Almaty, killing at least 20 people, officials say.
The CRJ-200 aircraft was travelling from the northern town of Kokshetau.
Kazakhstan's Scat airlines said it believed everyone on...
