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Here’s Qantas’ New Premium Economy Seat
Qantas announced its half-yearly earnings today, and it’s doing quite well. What matters for you and I, though, is the fact that it’s announced new premium economy seats for its 787 Dreamliner — the plane that’ll be flying some of the longest routes in the world, including a nonstop Perth to London leg.
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Fire Investigation Blames Pretty Much Everybody
The Wall Street Journal reports that on Monday the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officially released its report on the mysterious battery fires that grounded Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner fleet last year. And while it didn’t identify what caused the actual short circuit, the NTSB puts the blame on a series of failures by Boeing, Japan’s…
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Investigators: Latest Boeing 787 Dreamliner Fire Not Caused By Battery
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner continued the model’s string of bad luck yesterday when it burst into flames on the tarmac at London Heathrow Airport yesterday. The good news was that it was unoccupied at the time. And now there’s a little bit more: investigators say it wasn’t the battery’s fault.
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Boeing Details How It’s Going To Fix The 787 Dreamliner’s Battery Problems
Boeing has detailed its solution for the 787 Dreamliner’s battery problems. It involves improving the battery itself, fixing the charging system and adding another layer of protection with an added enclosure. Boeing is still committed to lithium-ion batteries and this solution will allow Boeing to continue to use them in the 787.