The German Air Force says it will retire its two Airbus A340-300 VIP transport aircraft ahead of schedule, following a series of technical problems that forced the cancellation of a foreign minister’s trip to the Asia-Pacific region.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a statement today (19 April 2013) that says the agency has approved the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's troubled battery...
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UPDATE: Corrected headline to change "Cause" to "Origin" The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says the JAL Battery fire began due to short circuiting of a...
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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has grounded the Boeing 787 Dreamliner due to the mounting evidence of problems with the aircraft’s lithium battery sub-system. The move follows an earlier announcement by the agency of a review of the Dreamliner’s safety, design and the certification process that lead to its approval for air carrier operations.
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Breaking News: Published reports say an ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 787 Dreamliner made an emergency landing in Japan on 16 January 2013 (local Japan time) due to reports of smoke in the cockpit and battery-related alerts.
Read MoreThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it is going to conduct a review of the Boeing 787’s design and production. The effort will examine critical systems says the agency, as well as the assembly of the airplane, and its novel, for industry standards, technology.
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