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Over 1 Billion Flyers, First Fatal Crash: All About The Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off for its first flight on December 15, 2009, and has flown over a billion passengers. Since entering service in 2011, it had the enviable record of having no fatal accidents - but all that changed on Thursday.
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Explained: What Is A Black Box In A Plane, And How It Reveals Crash Details
As firefighting and rescue teams work on the spot of the Air India crash, a deeper look into the reason behind it will likely be clear from a small box sitting in a corner of the aircraft - the black box.
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Year Before Ahmedabad Plane Crash, Whistleblower's Boeing 787 Dreamliner Flaw Claim
Air India's flight AI 171, with 242 on board flying to London, crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad this afternoon, in one of the worst aviation disasters in aviation history.
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Air India Plane Crash: The 787 Dreamliner Had Its Issues Despite Being Boeing's Safest Aircraft So Far
The crash of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner has raised several questions about the aircrafts safety and reliability
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"Devastating": UK PM After Air India Flight With 53 British Citizens Crashes
An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flying to London crashed shortly after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport.
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I Was "Fired" After Raising Safety Concerns, Claims Boeing Whistleblower
Another whistleblower stepped forward Wednesday alleging he was retaliated against after flagging potentially dangerous manufacturing problems on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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Boeing Rebuts Whistleblower's "Breaks At Some Time" Claim About 787s
Aerospace major Boeing has refuted whistleblower claims it takes manufacturing shortcuts, sidesteps safety regulations, and silences critics in its rush to produce more planes and rake in bigger profits.
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"Confident In Durability Of 787 And 777 Planes": Boeing On Its Safety Practices
Boeing defended its safety practices Monday, touting aircraft testing protocols as it girds for a tough congressional hearing featuring critics of the embattled aviation giant.
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Boeing Took Shortcuts In Building Dreamliner 787 Planes, Alleges Engineer
Federal aviation authorities are investigating claims by a Boeing engineer that the 787 Dreamliner suffers from assembly defects that threaten safety, US officials said Tuesday.
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Boeing Urges Airlines To Check Switches After Flight Drops Mid-Air
Boeing on Friday warned airlines flying its 787 Dreamliner model to inspect certain switches in the cockpit, after a New Zealand-bound LATAM plane dropped violently mid-flight, injuring dozens of travelers.
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Watch: Boeing 787 Becomes Biggest Plane To Land On Antarctica's "Blue Ice Runway"
A Boeing 787 has become the largest passenger aircraft to land on Antarctica's "blue ice runway". The flight operated by Norse Atlantic Airways and named Everglades landed at the Troll Airfield in Antarctica on Wednesday.
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"Loss Of Pressure" On Air India Dubai-Kochi Flight, Oxygen Masks Deployed
An Air India Dreamliner aircraft with 258 people on board flying from Dubai to Kochi was diverted to Mumbai after the pilot reported "loss of pressure", sources have said. The Boeing 787 flight No. AI-934 landed safely, they said.
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Boeing To Reduce 787 Production After Identifying New Jet Issue
Boeing will temporarily reduce production of the 787 "Dreamliner" plane after identifying a new issue with the jet during inspections, the company announced Tuesday.
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US Aviation Body Says New Boeing Production Problem Found In Undelivered 787 Dreamliners
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late on Monday that some undelivered Boeing 787 Dreamliners have a new manufacturing quality issue that the largest U.S. planemaker will fix before the planes will be delivered.
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Boeing, Hit With $6.6 Million Fine, Faces Much Bigger Repair Bill: Report
Boeing Co will pay a $6.6 million to US regulators as part of a settlement over quality and safety-oversight lapses going back years, a setback that comes as Boeing wrestles with repairs to flawed 787 Dreamliner jets that could dwarf the cost of the federal penalty.
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Over 1 Billion Flyers, First Fatal Crash: All About The Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off for its first flight on December 15, 2009, and has flown over a billion passengers. Since entering service in 2011, it had the enviable record of having no fatal accidents - but all that changed on Thursday.
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Explained: What Is A Black Box In A Plane, And How It Reveals Crash Details
As firefighting and rescue teams work on the spot of the Air India crash, a deeper look into the reason behind it will likely be clear from a small box sitting in a corner of the aircraft - the black box.
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Year Before Ahmedabad Plane Crash, Whistleblower's Boeing 787 Dreamliner Flaw Claim
Air India's flight AI 171, with 242 on board flying to London, crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad this afternoon, in one of the worst aviation disasters in aviation history.
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Air India Plane Crash: The 787 Dreamliner Had Its Issues Despite Being Boeing's Safest Aircraft So Far
The crash of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner has raised several questions about the aircrafts safety and reliability
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"Devastating": UK PM After Air India Flight With 53 British Citizens Crashes
An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flying to London crashed shortly after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport.
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I Was "Fired" After Raising Safety Concerns, Claims Boeing Whistleblower
Another whistleblower stepped forward Wednesday alleging he was retaliated against after flagging potentially dangerous manufacturing problems on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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Boeing Rebuts Whistleblower's "Breaks At Some Time" Claim About 787s
Aerospace major Boeing has refuted whistleblower claims it takes manufacturing shortcuts, sidesteps safety regulations, and silences critics in its rush to produce more planes and rake in bigger profits.
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"Confident In Durability Of 787 And 777 Planes": Boeing On Its Safety Practices
Boeing defended its safety practices Monday, touting aircraft testing protocols as it girds for a tough congressional hearing featuring critics of the embattled aviation giant.
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Boeing Took Shortcuts In Building Dreamliner 787 Planes, Alleges Engineer
Federal aviation authorities are investigating claims by a Boeing engineer that the 787 Dreamliner suffers from assembly defects that threaten safety, US officials said Tuesday.
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Boeing Urges Airlines To Check Switches After Flight Drops Mid-Air
Boeing on Friday warned airlines flying its 787 Dreamliner model to inspect certain switches in the cockpit, after a New Zealand-bound LATAM plane dropped violently mid-flight, injuring dozens of travelers.
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Watch: Boeing 787 Becomes Biggest Plane To Land On Antarctica's "Blue Ice Runway"
A Boeing 787 has become the largest passenger aircraft to land on Antarctica's "blue ice runway". The flight operated by Norse Atlantic Airways and named Everglades landed at the Troll Airfield in Antarctica on Wednesday.
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"Loss Of Pressure" On Air India Dubai-Kochi Flight, Oxygen Masks Deployed
An Air India Dreamliner aircraft with 258 people on board flying from Dubai to Kochi was diverted to Mumbai after the pilot reported "loss of pressure", sources have said. The Boeing 787 flight No. AI-934 landed safely, they said.
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Boeing To Reduce 787 Production After Identifying New Jet Issue
Boeing will temporarily reduce production of the 787 "Dreamliner" plane after identifying a new issue with the jet during inspections, the company announced Tuesday.
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US Aviation Body Says New Boeing Production Problem Found In Undelivered 787 Dreamliners
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late on Monday that some undelivered Boeing 787 Dreamliners have a new manufacturing quality issue that the largest U.S. planemaker will fix before the planes will be delivered.
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Boeing, Hit With $6.6 Million Fine, Faces Much Bigger Repair Bill: Report
Boeing Co will pay a $6.6 million to US regulators as part of a settlement over quality and safety-oversight lapses going back years, a setback that comes as Boeing wrestles with repairs to flawed 787 Dreamliner jets that could dwarf the cost of the federal penalty.
