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Boeing CEO urges FAA to return 787 to service, delays continue

August 24, 2021 at 1:43 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - - Boeing Co Chief Executive Jim McNerney on Thursday urged regulators reviewing battery problems on the company's grounded 787 passenger jet to let the plane back into...

Boeing puts 787 battery through tough tests it once avoided

August 24, 2021 at 1:08 a.m.

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - To get its 787 Dreamliner flying again, Boeing Co is testing the plane's volatile battery system to a rigorous standard that the company itself helped...

Boeing sets 787 tests, analysts encouraged but cautious

August 24, 2021 at 12:53 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Boeing prepared to start testing a redesigned battery system aimed at preventing fires on its flagship 787 Dreamliner, analysts upgraded the company's rating and lifted...

NTSB still seeking root cause of Boeing 787 fire

August 24, 2021 at 12:35 a.m.

(Reuters) - A safety regulator on Thursday released hundreds of pages of details from its probe of a battery fire aboard Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, but the information did not reveal...

Insight: Will Dreamliner drama affect industry self-inspection?

December 24, 2018 at 12:27 a.m.

Eight years ago, U.S. regulators substantially increased their dependence on the aircraft industry to help keep flying safe. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it would no longer directly manage...

Boeing engineering union to drop pension demand

August 24, 2021 at 12:00 a.m.

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing's engineering union has decided to drop its demand that its labor contract include a pension for new workers, a move that could hasten a deal as...

Tiny “fibers” may have played role in 787 battery failure, NTSB says

August 23, 2021 at 11:05 p.m.

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is investigating whether tiny fiber-like formations, known as dendrites, inside lithium-ion batteries could have played a role in battery failures on...

American-U.S. Air merger to help budget carrier Allegiant get jets

August 23, 2021 at 11:12 p.m.

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A planned merger between American Airlines and US Airways is likely to add to a growing supply of used aircraft on the market, helping airlines who operate...

U.S. clears Boeing 787 for test flights, as delays loom

August 23, 2021 at 10:51 p.m.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. agencies cleared Boeing Co to restart test flights of its grounded 787 Dreamliner in order to get more data on potentially faulty batteries, but they...

Boeing engineers’ union puts strike authorization on ballot

August 23, 2021 at 10:23 p.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Union leaders representing about 23,000 Boeing Co engineers voted on Thursday to put a strike authorization question on a ballot that will go to members next...

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