Boeing’s Batteries Draw Criticism as Dreamliner Probe Continues
Boeing's chief executive said the company is working around the clock investigating a battery problem that has grounded 787 Dreamliners worldwide, saying the company "will get to the bottom of it."
View ArticleAstronaut-Transporting ‘Dream Chaser’ Spacecraft Preps for First Test Flights
Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser spacecraft is being prepared for its first test flights as part of NASA's commercial space program, and it's a design that wouldn't look out of place on a...
View ArticleBoeing May Resume 787 Dreamliner Flights to Identify Battery Flaw
The Federal Aviation Administration is considering letting Boeing resume flight testing the 787 Dreamliner to further investigate a battery problem that has grounded all 50 planes in service worldwide....
View ArticleInvestigators Pinpoint a Short Circuit Within a 787 Dreamliner Battery
The National Transportation Safety Board believes an internal short circuit within a single cell inside a lithium-ion battery led to a fire aboard a Boeing 787, shedding new light on the battery...
View ArticleBoeing Begins Flight Testing of 787 Dreamliner to Find Battery Faults
Boeing's ill-fated 787 has once again taken to the skies for testing in an effort to find a solution to the battery issue that has left the fleet grounded for the better part of the past month.
View ArticleAirbus Ditches Lithium-Ion Batteries in New Composite Airliner
Airbus is activating what it is calling "Plan B" and dropping lithium-ion batteries from its newest composite airliner even as Boeing continues investigating why the technology has created epic...
View ArticleShort-Term Fix for Dreamliner’s Battery Problem Expected Soon
Boeing continues defending the lithium-ion batteries that have grounded the world's fleet of 787 Dreamliner airliners, arguing the technology behind the "game changing" airplane remains the best choice...
View ArticleFeds Question Boeing’s Tests of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Dreamliners
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its interim report on the investigation of a fire on board a Boeing 787 Dreamliner in January. The report does not yet specify a root cause for...
View ArticleFAA Approves Boeing Flight-Test Plan for New 787 Battery System
The Federal Aviation Administration has signed off on Boeing's certification plan for the lithium-ion battery system aboard the 787 Dreamliner and approved flight testing the solution to a problem that...
View ArticleBoeing Says Dreamliner Battery Redesign Eliminates Chance of Fire
Boeing plans to modify the lithium-ion batteries in the 787 Dreamliner and subject them to more rigorous testing before installing them in heavy-duty steel boxes that vent outside the aircraft,...
View ArticleDreamliner’s First Flight With New Battery Goes Flawlessly
Boeing has completed the first flight of a 787 Dreamliner with the new battery system installed. The company said the flight was a normal “functional check flight” that is done with all new aircraft...
View ArticleBoeing Completes Final 787 Battery Test, Awaits FAA Approval
Boeing has completed the final scheduled flight test of its new battery system for the 787 Dreamliner. The flight took place on Friday and lasted a little less than two hours as representatives from...
View ArticleFAA Approves Boeing’s Battery Fix for 787
The Federal Aviation Administration announced today it has approved "Boeing's design for modifications to the 787 battery system." The mostly composite airliner from Boeing has been grounded since...
View ArticleBoeing 787 Dreamliner Finally Resumes Passenger Flights
A Boeing 787 carried passengers again for the first time this weekend since the problems that grounded the fleet more than three months ago. Boeing says it has already made modifications to more than...
View ArticleAirbus Pulls Covers Off New Composite Airliner
Airbus pulled its newest airliner, the A350 XWB, out of the paint booth this week and may well be the big story at the upcoming Paris Air Show.
View ArticleAirbus Fires Up the Engines on Its New Composite Airliner
Airbus is one step closer to the first flight of its newest airliner after firing up the engines of the A350-XWB over the weekend.
View ArticleIn Wind Tunnels and Flight Tests, NASA’s Next Manned Spacecraft Are Taking Shape
Boeing, SpaceX and the Sierra Nevada Corporation have all announced significant milestones with their respective manned spacecraft programs aimed at reestablishing the United States' capability of...
View ArticleLong Shunned, Robots Finally Infiltrate Boeing’s Assembly Line
EVERETT, Washington — Boeing welcomes its robot overlords. After decades of relying on Rosie (and Robbie) the riveter to build airplanes, automated systems are making their way onto Boeing’s assembly...
View ArticlePrecision and Pluck: Here’s What It Takes to Fly the 787 at the Paris Air Show
How do you fly one of the world's largest airplanes over the tight confines of a tiny airport? Boeing's test pilots explain.
View ArticleAsiana Flight 214 Investigation Focuses on Airspeed in Final Seconds
Central to the question of just what happened in the cockpit of Asiana Flight 214 in the moments before it slammed into a sea wall at San Francisco International Airport is why the crew allowed the...
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