All Nippon Airways grounded its 787 fleet Wednesday after smoke in an electrical compartment forced an emergency landing. Japan Airlines followed suit. The combined 24 planes will be grounded at least through Thursday for safety checks.
The mishaps included a fire in an unoccupied stationary aircraft, fuel leaks and a cracked cockpit windshield.
United States Federal Aviation Administration grounds Boeing 787 Dreamliners
The United States Federal Aviation Administration said yesterday that it would temporarily ground Boeing's 787s after a second incident involving battery failures caused one of the Dreamliner passenger jets to make an emergency landing in Japan.
The FAA said airlines would have to demonstrate that the lithium ion batteries involved were safe before they could resume flying Boeing's newest commercial airliner, but gave no details on when that could occur.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) said instruments aboard a domestic flight indicated a battery error, triggering emergency warnings. The incident was described by a transport ministry official as "highly serious" - language used in international safety circles as indicating there could have been an accident.
Scoot affirms order of 20 Dreamliners
Singapore Airlines unit Scoot on Wednesday said it was confident Boeing will solve problems with its 787 Dreamliner and reaffirmed its order for 20 of the aircraft.
Scoot’s Dreamliner order was estimated to be worth $4.0 billion when it was announced in October.
“We are confident that Boeing’s ongoing performance monitoring and external review process will identify and resolve any issues, and look forward to taking delivery of our first 787 on schedule in late 2014,” the statement said.
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