Dreamliner Fire

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  I Was "Fired" After Raising Safety Concerns, Claims Boeing Whistleblower

  Another whistleblower stepped forward Wednesday alleging he was retaliated against after flagging potentially dangerous manufacturing problems on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

• UK Agency Says Faulty Wiring Likely Caused Dreamliner Fire

  A fire that scorched the top of a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner at London Heathrow airport last summer was likely caused by faulty wiring in an emergency rescue beacon that led to "an uncontrolled discharge" from a lithium-ion battery, the UK aviation safety agency said on Wednesday.

• Boeing tells airlines to check distress beacons after fire

  Boeing said today it had asked airlines to check distress beacons made by Honeywell on all planes, after the device was identified as the likely cause of a fire on a new Dreamliner.

• Boeing 787 probe looks at condensation, wiring

  Officials investigating the fire on an Ethiopian Airlines 787 in London last week are focused on how condensation in the plane and a possible pinched wire in an emergency beacon may have sparked the blaze, according to people familiar with the probe.

• Boeing fire probe recommends deactivating Dreamliner beacons

  British authorities probing a fire onboard a parked Boeing Dreamliner at London's Heathrow airport recommended on Thursday that Honeywell distress beacons on all 787 planes be deactivated pending further checks.

• Airlines keep Boeing 787 flying as probe seeks cause of fire

  Airlines are keeping Boeing's 787 Dreamliner flying, and are sticking with their orders for the new jet as safety investigators look for what sparked a fire in one of the planes while it was parked at London's Heathrow Airport.

• Battery in Honeywell locator eyed in 787 fire probe: source

  Investigators are looking into whether the fire on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner in London last week was caused by the battery of an emergency locator transmitter built by Honeywell International Inc, according to a source familiar with the probe.

• Batteries not to blame for Dreamliner jet fire at London's Heathrow airport

  Investigators said there was no evidence to suggest that a fire onboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner parked at London Heathrow Airport was caused by the next-generation jet's batteries.

• Boeing Dreamliner fire at Heathrow not caused by battery fault, finds probe

  A fire onboard an empty Boeing 787 aircraft at London's Heathrow Airport didn't appear to be caused by faulty batteries on the plane, a British investigative agency said today.

• Boeing Dreamliner fire investigation under way

  Investigators started work on Saturday to establish the cause of a fire on a Boeing Dreamliner at London's Heathrow airport, a new setback for the high-tech model after it was grounded at the start of the year over battery problems.

• Boeing 787 Dreamliner fire cause awaited, says DGCA

  India's aviation regulator said on Saturday it was closely following developments after a fire broke out in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner parked at London's Heathrow airport, and was awaiting to see the cause of the incident before taking any action.

• India awaits cause of Dreamliner fire at Heathrow before taking action

  India's aviation regulator said today it was closely following developments after a fire broke out in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner parked at London's Heathrow airport, and was awaiting to see the cause of the incident before taking any action.

• Boeing Dreamliner catches fire at London's Heathrow airport

  A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Ethiopian Airlines caught fire at Britain's Heathrow airport on Friday in a fresh blow for the US planemaker whose new model was grounded for three months after one high-tech battery caught fire and another overheated.

• Fire on Boeing Dreamliner at Heathrow forces another to fly back to UK airport

  A Boeing 787 Dreamliner had to fly back to Britain's Manchester Airport due to a "technical issue" after take-off today, an hour after a fire on another Dreamliner shut down London's Heathrow Airport.

• Fire on parked plane shuts down runways at Heathrow for an hour

  A fire on an empty Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane forced Heathrow Airport to temporarily close both its runways on Friday.