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The 787 Dreamliner Just Took A Test Flight
No one wants to be on a plane with batteries that are liable to explode, and since Boeing grounded its 787 Dreamliners after such an incident, no one has had to be. Except for the test crew that took one into the yesterday. But don’t worry, it all turned out just fine.
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Boeing Knew About The 787 Dreamliner’s Battery Problems Before It Caught Fire
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was recently grounded across the world because its lithium ion batteries would self-combust in a blaze of glory (aka the batteries melt). What’s interesting is that Boeing knew about all the battery problems in the 787 before any flight was grounded.
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FAA Orders All 787 Dreamliners To Be Grounded
Remember when we were hailing Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner as the future of flight? Yeah…maybe we did that a little too hastily. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an order to airlines forcing them to ground all 787 Dreamliners due to a risk of fire.
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787 Dreamliner Draws Boeing Logo Across US
What you’re looking at is the real-time geographic tracking information of flight ZA236 as it was coming back to its home base in Washington state. It flew across the entire United States, drawing this gigantic Boeing logo.