Dreamliner grounding ‘cost Qatar Airways $200m’Qatar Airways had to forego $200 million in lost revenue up until April 2013 because of the grounding of Boeing's 787 planes, the airline's chief executive Akbar Al Baker said on Monday. The airline has said it will receiv More… |
Dreamliners set to fly in a week as battery problem fixedBoeing began installing reinforced lithium-ion batteries on five grounded 787 jets in Japan on Monday, starting a process that should make the first commercial Dreamliners ready to fly again in about a week. More… |
Boeing reveals details of 787 battery changesBoeing today announced that a comprehensive set of improvements that will add several layers of additional safety features to the lithium-ion batteries on 787 commercial jetliners are in production and could be ready for More… |
US orders inspection of Boeing 787sOn the same day one of its new Dreamliners made an emergency landing because of a mechanical problem, Boeing said US regulators had ordered the entire fleet of 787 jets to be inspected for a possible fuel line problem. More… |
Boeing rejects claims over 787 training pilotsBoeing has rejected concerns raised by a pilot's organisation regarding the employment of "temporary pilots" to provide flight crew training. The plane maker said the employment of "purchased service instructo More… |
Lufthansa receives first Boeing 747-8Lufthansa, the national carrier of Germany, has become the first airline in the world to take delivery of a Boeing 747-8 with the landing of the new “Jumbo” in Frankfurt today (May 2). After the handover at Boeing’s manufacturing facility More… |
Etihad orders 10 more Boeing DreamlinersEtihad Airways today announced plans to buy 10 more Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners in a deal which will make it the largest operator of the aircraft type in the world. The airline has also ordered another two Boeing 777 Freighters for its fast g More… |
'Game changer' Dreamliner takes offThe Boeing Dreamliner, the world's first carbon-composite airliner, flew to Hong Kong from Tokyo carrying its first paying passengers on Wednesday in a flight that could set a new benchmark in air travel. Its takeoff into clear blue sk More… |
Boeing hands first Dreamliner to Japan's ANABoeing Co workers presented the company's first 787 Dreamliner in the pouring rain to All Nippon Airways on Monday, capping nearly a decade of development of the world's most advanced jetliner. Around 500 Seattle workers flanked th More… |
Boeing offers 787 pilot training worldwideBoeing has achieved multiple qualifications for its worldwide network of 787 training campuses with training devices that are ready to be used with an approved training course, said the vice president of Boeing Flight Services. "The innova More… |








