NTSB Finds Source of Boeing 787 Battery Fire: Announces Review of Battery System

The National Transportation Safety Board announced today that they have pinpointed the origin of the January 7th battery fire on a JAL Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Boston to single cell which short circuited and spread to other cel...
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Lufthansa's first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental (D-ABYA) takes off on a test flight. (Photo by Boeing)

Are European Airlines Profiting From Shelved EU Carbon Tax?

Airlines made up to $670 million last year by passing on a carbon surcharge to travellers despite the EU's freeze of the controversial tax.
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A January 20 snapshot of London Heathrow departure cancellations.

Heathrow Slammed By London Papers Over Snow Chaos

The Sunday newspapers laid into London Heathrow Airport for falling victim to snow over the weekend.
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Another angle of are the burnt Boeing 787 battery that caught fire in Boston. (Photo by NTSB)

787 Fire Investigation Now Focusing On Individual Battery Cells: NTSB

Investigators looking for the cause of January 7's Japan Airlines Boeing 787 fire in Boston are working through the three-day weekend.
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An ANA Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner at the gate at Tokyo-Haneda Airport. (Photo by Inaba Tomoaki, CC BY-SA)

Investigators Begin Analyzing Boeing 787 Black Box

US and Japanese officials Saturday began analysing the black box of the 787 plane forced into an emergency landing this week.
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