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DREAMLINER

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2019
Boeing Max orders fall as customer swaps 737 for Dreamliner
Sales for Boeing Co.'s grounded 737 Max slipped in October after a prominent customer converted some of its orders for the narrow-body jet to twin-aisle 787 Dreamliners.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2018
Boeing's South Carolina bastion breached by 'micro-unit' union in rare win
Boeing Co. technicians voted to form the first collective bargaining unit at the planemaker's factory in South Carolina, scoring a rare victory for organized labor in a state traditionally hostile to unions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2016
ANA to seek Rolls-Royce redress for 787 flight cancellations over turbine flaws
ANA Holdings Inc. plans to claim compensation from engine-maker Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC following its cancellation of more than a dozen flights last month after finding broken turbines on three 787 aircraft, according to two people familiar with the plan.
WORLD
Aug 20, 2015
Probe finds ELT fire aboard 787 at Heathrow would have been hard to fight aloft
A fire on an empty Boeing Co. Dreamliner at London's Heathrow Airport would have posed a serious risk to the Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise jet had it occurred during a flight, the official probe into the incident said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2015
ANA, JAL say their Dreamliners safe from mid-flight shutdown glitch
All Nippon Airways Co. and Japan Airlines Co. said Friday that their Boeing 787 Dreamliners won't be affected by a recently discovered software error that could result in a total loss of power even during flight.
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2014
JAL Dreamliner battery fire triggered by Boeing design, NTSB probe finds
Inadequate design and testing caused last year's battery fire that led to the grounding of Boeing Dreamliner jets for more than three months, investigators concluded.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Mar 28, 2014
ANA boosts 787 in $16.6 billion Boeing shopping spree
ANA Holdings Inc. gave Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner a vote of confidence by ordering 14 more of the jets as part of a $16.6 billion shopping spree a year after regulators grounded the composite aircraft.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 15, 2014
JAL probes another 787 battery incident
Japan Airlines is investigating what caused a battery on a Boeing 787 to emit smoke during preflight maintenance, a year after a fire on one of the carrier's Dreamu00adlinu00aders helped spur the grounding of the global fleet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2013
Boeing warns of ice risk for GE-powered 787s
Boeing Co. told airlines that some Dreamliners with General Electric Co. engines must bypass thunderstorms as a precautionary measure, the latest advisory on the 787 that was grounded globally earlier this year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 18, 2013
ANA finds second 787 cell charger with glitch
ANA Holdings Inc., the biggest user of Boeing Co. 787s, will send its second battery charger in two months to supplier Thales SA after a message signaled a problem during a maintenance check.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2013
ANA cuts projected profits on 787, fuel
ANA Holdings Inc. on Wednesday lowered its full-year profit outlook after the yen's decline against the dollar pushed up fuel costs and the grounding of the Dreamliner fleet slowed its network expansion.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2013
ANA finds problem in wiring of Boeing 787
All Nippon Airways Co. delayed a Wednesday flight from Tokyo's Haneda airport to Frankfurt for about 1 hour and 40 minutes due to a problem in the wiring of a fire extinguisher for an engine on one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner twin-jets.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2013
Boeing urges more checks of ELTs after fire
Boeing Co. has asked airlines to inspect emergency locator transmitter beacons on a range of planes after ANA Holdings Inc. and United Airlines found faults in the devices on 787s linked to a fire in a parked Dreamliner.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2013
JAL will continue using ELTs in 787 fleet
After completing an inspection of the emergency locator transmitter beacons on its fleet of nine Dreamliners, Japan Airlines Co. said it will continue using them on the aircraft.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2013
ANA, JAL return 787 Dreamliners to regularly scheduled services
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines resume regular 787 services, after Boeing's troubled aircraft was grounded worldwide for over four months due to battery problems.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2013
Japanese pilots tell Boeing to disclose more on Dreamliner cures
The Air Line Pilots' Association of Japan urges Boeing to disclose more information on how the U.S. aviation giant 'fixed' the Dreamliner's battery problems.
EDITORIALS
May 3, 2013
Dreamliner to the air again
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines receive the go-ahead to resume flights of their 787 Dreamliners after Boeing modifies the jetliner's battery system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2013
Japan's 787s win green light for takeoff
The transport ministry gives permission for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner to resume service, although Japanese airlines aren't likely to use them until June.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2013
Modified 787 battery packs OK'd by FAA
Boeing's 787 moves significantly closer to returning to service as the U.S. federal regulator approves modifications to the airliner's malfunctioning battery system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2013
Dreamliner may soon regain U.S. clearance to fly
U.S. aviation authorities are expected to grant Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner permission to fly again now that it has improved the safety of its batteries.
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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