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U.S. grounds entire 787 Dreamliner fleet

By Alan Levin and Susanna Ray | January 16, 2013



U.S. regulators temporarily grounded Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner on Wednesday after an emergency landing by one of the planes in Japan today that followed a fire and other incidents last week.
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered airlines to prove that lithium-ion batteries in the plane, which went into service in late 2011, “are safe and in compliance,” according to an e-mailed statement.
Though United Continental Holdings Inc. is the only U.S. carrier operating the 787s, most other countries follow the FAA’s lead in aviation safety issues.
“The FAA will work with the manufacturer and carriers to develop a corrective action plan to allow the U.S. 787 fleet to resume operations as quickly and safely as possible,” the agency said in the statement.
The FAA last week began a review of the model’s critical systems, looking at the design and manufacturing, after a series of issues with the plane’s electrical system, including the Jan. 7 fire in Boston.

Source: http://www.chron.com/business/article/U-...sinesshcat

This is a huuuuuuge set back for Boeing unless they can get this lifted quickly

My laptop uses the same battery lol

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Thats crazy! Hahaha