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Boeing Rebuts Whistleblower's "Breaks At Some Time" Claim About 787s
Aerospace major Boeing has refuted whistleblower claims it takes manufacturing shortcuts, sidesteps safety regulations, and silences critics in its rush to produce more planes and rake in bigger profits.
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"Confident In Durability Of 787 And 777 Planes": Boeing On Its Safety Practices
Boeing defended its safety practices Monday, touting aircraft testing protocols as it girds for a tough congressional hearing featuring critics of the embattled aviation giant.
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Boeing Took Shortcuts In Building Dreamliner 787 Planes, Alleges Engineer
Federal aviation authorities are investigating claims by a Boeing engineer that the 787 Dreamliner suffers from assembly defects that threaten safety, US officials said Tuesday.
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Boeing Urges Airlines To Check Switches After Flight Drops Mid-Air
Boeing on Friday warned airlines flying its 787 Dreamliner model to inspect certain switches in the cockpit, after a New Zealand-bound LATAM plane dropped violently mid-flight, injuring dozens of travelers.
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Watch: Boeing 787 Becomes Biggest Plane To Land On Antarctica's "Blue Ice Runway"
A Boeing 787 has become the largest passenger aircraft to land on Antarctica's "blue ice runway". The flight operated by Norse Atlantic Airways and named Everglades landed at the Troll Airfield in Antarctica on Wednesday.
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Boeing To Reduce 787 Production After Identifying New Jet Issue
Boeing will temporarily reduce production of the 787 "Dreamliner" plane after identifying a new issue with the jet during inspections, the company announced Tuesday.
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US Aviation Body Says New Boeing Production Problem Found In Undelivered 787 Dreamliners
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late on Monday that some undelivered Boeing 787 Dreamliners have a new manufacturing quality issue that the largest U.S. planemaker will fix before the planes will be delivered.
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Boeing Still Expects 4Q Regulatory Approval Of 737 MAX
Boeing reported Wednesday a 51 per cent drop in third-quarter earnings due to the 737 MAX grounding, but said it still expects regulatory approval to return the plane to service this year
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Senior Air India Pilot Found Drunk, Another Skips Test. Both Grounded
National carrier Air India today grounded a senior official after a mandatory breathalyzer test conducted shortly before he was supposed to fly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane between New Delhi and London detected an unacceptably high alcohol count in his blood. Captain Arvind Kathpalia, the Air India Director of Operations, will now face a probe by ...
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Many Air India Dreamliners Lying Idle As Airline Faces Staff Crunch
National carrier Air India is under utilising its flagship Boeing Dreamliner fleet, due to flight crew shortage as well as technical issues with only 21 planes being deployed for operations every day, an airline source said.
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From US To India, Boeing Hounds Out Newest Airbus Jetliner: Report
Boeing Co.'s efforts to undermine sales of Airbus SE's newest widebody aircraft -- the A330neo -- have moved beyond U.S. borders and into India, a market seen by the European planemaker as crucial to extending sales for the plane into Asia
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Kolkata Bound Air India Flight Returns to Delhi Due To Technical Snag
A Kolkata-bound Air India flight, which took off from New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) this morning, returned to the airport due to a technical issue. The 239 passengers who were on the Air India plane were later sent to Kolkata in another aircraft, as per the source.
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Air India To Get 23rd Dreamliner In January, Last 4 Planes By March
The national carrier had in January 2006 ordered as many as 68 Boeing aircraft, making Air India one of the launch customers for what Boeing claimed as a game-changing plane.
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Smoke In Cockpit Of Air India's Dreamliner B787 Plane In Delhi
Smoke was detected in the cockpit of Air India's Dreamliner B787 plane when it was on the way to New Delhi from Kolkata but it landed safely at Indira Gandh International Airport.
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Engine Glitch Grounds All Nippon Airways' Dreamliner Flights
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) said today it is cancelling some Boeing Dreamliner flights owing to a problem with the plane's engine, and warned of more groundings.
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Boeing Rebuts Whistleblower's "Breaks At Some Time" Claim About 787s
Aerospace major Boeing has refuted whistleblower claims it takes manufacturing shortcuts, sidesteps safety regulations, and silences critics in its rush to produce more planes and rake in bigger profits.
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"Confident In Durability Of 787 And 777 Planes": Boeing On Its Safety Practices
Boeing defended its safety practices Monday, touting aircraft testing protocols as it girds for a tough congressional hearing featuring critics of the embattled aviation giant.
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Boeing Took Shortcuts In Building Dreamliner 787 Planes, Alleges Engineer
Federal aviation authorities are investigating claims by a Boeing engineer that the 787 Dreamliner suffers from assembly defects that threaten safety, US officials said Tuesday.
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Boeing Urges Airlines To Check Switches After Flight Drops Mid-Air
Boeing on Friday warned airlines flying its 787 Dreamliner model to inspect certain switches in the cockpit, after a New Zealand-bound LATAM plane dropped violently mid-flight, injuring dozens of travelers.
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Watch: Boeing 787 Becomes Biggest Plane To Land On Antarctica's "Blue Ice Runway"
A Boeing 787 has become the largest passenger aircraft to land on Antarctica's "blue ice runway". The flight operated by Norse Atlantic Airways and named Everglades landed at the Troll Airfield in Antarctica on Wednesday.
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Boeing To Reduce 787 Production After Identifying New Jet Issue
Boeing will temporarily reduce production of the 787 "Dreamliner" plane after identifying a new issue with the jet during inspections, the company announced Tuesday.
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US Aviation Body Says New Boeing Production Problem Found In Undelivered 787 Dreamliners
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late on Monday that some undelivered Boeing 787 Dreamliners have a new manufacturing quality issue that the largest U.S. planemaker will fix before the planes will be delivered.
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Boeing Still Expects 4Q Regulatory Approval Of 737 MAX
Boeing reported Wednesday a 51 per cent drop in third-quarter earnings due to the 737 MAX grounding, but said it still expects regulatory approval to return the plane to service this year
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Senior Air India Pilot Found Drunk, Another Skips Test. Both Grounded
National carrier Air India today grounded a senior official after a mandatory breathalyzer test conducted shortly before he was supposed to fly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane between New Delhi and London detected an unacceptably high alcohol count in his blood. Captain Arvind Kathpalia, the Air India Director of Operations, will now face a probe by ...
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Many Air India Dreamliners Lying Idle As Airline Faces Staff Crunch
National carrier Air India is under utilising its flagship Boeing Dreamliner fleet, due to flight crew shortage as well as technical issues with only 21 planes being deployed for operations every day, an airline source said.
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From US To India, Boeing Hounds Out Newest Airbus Jetliner: Report
Boeing Co.'s efforts to undermine sales of Airbus SE's newest widebody aircraft -- the A330neo -- have moved beyond U.S. borders and into India, a market seen by the European planemaker as crucial to extending sales for the plane into Asia
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Kolkata Bound Air India Flight Returns to Delhi Due To Technical Snag
A Kolkata-bound Air India flight, which took off from New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) this morning, returned to the airport due to a technical issue. The 239 passengers who were on the Air India plane were later sent to Kolkata in another aircraft, as per the source.
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Air India To Get 23rd Dreamliner In January, Last 4 Planes By March
The national carrier had in January 2006 ordered as many as 68 Boeing aircraft, making Air India one of the launch customers for what Boeing claimed as a game-changing plane.
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Smoke In Cockpit Of Air India's Dreamliner B787 Plane In Delhi
Smoke was detected in the cockpit of Air India's Dreamliner B787 plane when it was on the way to New Delhi from Kolkata but it landed safely at Indira Gandh International Airport.
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Engine Glitch Grounds All Nippon Airways' Dreamliner Flights
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) said today it is cancelling some Boeing Dreamliner flights owing to a problem with the plane's engine, and warned of more groundings.
