Lori Gunter

Boeing Stretched 787 Gets First Sale in Split With Airbus

Boeing Co. won the first order for the stretched version of its 787 Dreamliner as Singapore Airlines Ltd., Southeast Asia’s biggest carrier, split a purchase of jets with Airbus SAS valued at $17 billion.

Boeing Flies Two 787 Dreamliners to Seattle; Fleet Still Parked After Fire

Boeing Co. brought two of its six 787 Dreamliner test jets back to Seattle today, where the fleet will remain grounded as the investigation continues into a fire during a test flight a week ago.

Boeing 787 Fuel Leaks Spur FAA to Require Jet Inspections

Boeing Co.’s new 787 Dreamliners must be inspected after fuel leaks on two planes were traced to manufacturing errors, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said.

FAA Studying Bad Batteries as Possible Cause of 787 Fault

U.S. officials and Boeing Co. are investigating whether defective batteries from the same batch caused failures in two 787 Dreamliners that triggered the plane’s worldwide grounding, according to two people familiar with the incidents.

Boeing 787 Nears Service as FAA Backs Rolls-Royce Engine

Boeing Co. ’s 787 Dreamliner moved a step closer to entering passenger service with U.S. regulators’ approval of the jet’s Rolls-Royce Plc engine for long-range flights, including those over oceans.

ANA and JAL Ground Boeing 787 Fleets After Emergency

Boeing Co.’s 787, already the focus of a special U.S. safety review, faces fresh scrutiny after Japanese airlines grounded almost half the world’s Dreamliner fleet for at least two days following an emergency landing.

Qatar Dreamliner Grounded on Fault Echoing United Jet’s

Qatar Airways Ltd. said a 787 jet received from Boeing Co. this week remains grounded with a faulty generator, a problem similar to what forced last week’s emergency landing of a Dreamliner operated by United Continental Holdings Inc.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Poised to Fly Back to Seattle From Texas After Fire

A Boeing Co. Dreamliner test jet damaged in an in-flight fire on Nov. 9 is returning to Seattle today from Laredo, Texas.

Japan Air Aborts Boeing 787 Flight as Leak Follows Fire

Boeing Co. suffered another image setback for its 787 plane after a fuel leak on a Japan Airlines Co.-operated Dreamliner at Boston delayed a flight to Tokyo, a day after a fire broke out on another plane at the same airport.

Boeing Scrutinizes Rolls Recovery Plan for 787 Dreamliner Jets

Boeing Co. will begin poring over plans today from Rolls-Royce Group Plc aimed at avoiding further delays to the 787 Dreamliner following the blowout of an engine in testing last month, the head of its jetliner division said.

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- Lori Gunter on Jan 15, 2013

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