It looks like China Southern Airlines will be deploying their new Boeing 787's to London Heathrow a lot sooner than was first thought. Originally, the Skyteam member was meant to be operating from the beginning of the winter timetable (27th October 2013). Instead, the operation of the aircraft has been pushed forward to 10th September 2013 - a good 7 weeks early. The 787 … [Read more...]
Ethiopian 787 Fallout: FAA orders ETL’s to be made inert or disabled
More fallout from the Ethiopian Airlines 787 on board fire incident, with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issuing an air-worthiness directive which requires airlines operating the Boeing 787 to inspect or remove the Honeywell emergency locator transmitters (ELT) installed in the aircraft. The FAA directive … [Read more...]
British Airways first 787 arrives, first routes and specials announced.
British Airways has taken delivery - and have flown their first Boeing 787 to London today. Flight BA787 - http://www.flightradar24.com/BAW787 - touched down at Heathrow at 12:07 Local time (after a few loops around the Bovington Stack.. a rather appropriate welcome to its new home) This is the first of 24 aircraft, with BA holding options and orders for all three subtypes of … [Read more...]
787 Watch: Batteries in the ANA 787 incident showed signs of swelling
Time to turn our attention back to the 787, and to the issues with batteries that the class is having. Investigators in Japan have been analysing the lithium-ion battery that powers the auxiliary power unit (APU) have revealed swelling in two of the eight cells - as well the main battery aboard the plane (also Li-ion) failed and overheated too. Investigators have been … [Read more...]
Boeing cleared to fly test flights with the 787
Following the successful flight of a Boeing 787 yesterday, Boeing have been cleared to conduct test flights with the Dreamliner by the Federal Aviation Administration . The FAA agrees with Boeing that test flights are an important part to ensure passenger safety, and the eventual return to service of the 787 fleet. The purpose of the test flights will be information about … [Read more...]
ANA and JAL 787 Groundings to continue
It's time to return to the prickly issue of the Boeing 787 and the grounding of the new aircraft. With the US US National Transport Safety Board still not able to point to a root cause of the battery pack failures in the Japan Airlines 787 (which lead to an small on-board fire in Boston)and the All Nippon Airlines 787 (that failed in-flight over Japan, leading to the type … [Read more...]
FAA Grounds Boeing 787 Dreamliners – UPDATE x 2
The Federal Aviation Administration has taken the action of grounding Boeing 787 Dreamliners according to a release at www.faa.gov Direct quote: As a result of an in-flight, Boeing 787 battery incident earlier today in Japan, the FAA will issue an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) to address a potential battery fire risk in the 787 and require operators to temporarily … [Read more...]
ANA Grounds its 787 fleet after an emergency landing in Japan – JAL follows.
BREAKING: JAL is to ground its fleet of 787 Dreamliners as well according to AFP. Well, its finally happened - the first airline who had 787's delivered have grounded their 787 fleet pending safety inspections. According to Reuters and BBC News, All Nippon Airways flight NH692 operating from Yamaguchi Ube to Tokyo's Haneda made an emergency landing at Takamatsu after a … [Read more...]
United commences its first International 787 services, puts others on hold
As some of you will know a United 787 was chartered for the Star MegaDo, and has been doing some domestic runs. Well today, United Airlines commences its international 787 operations with segments between Los Angeles and Tokyo Narita. However, there is a down side it seems according to Flight due to reliability issues with the new 787's. Services from Houston-IAH to … [Read more...]
Qatar Airways to fly their 787 on Doha – Perth Route
Now that Qatar airways are getting their 787 aircraft, they now are setting up routes for them. We all know they've been doing shuttle runs from Doha to Dubai, and have today launched Doha to London Heathrow today with one rotation due to operate as a Boeing 787. The next rotation has been announced, which will stretch the legs of the 787 from Doha to Perth - and help it … [Read more...]
