All 787 Dreamliner superjets grounded over safety fears

All Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets were grounded today amid growing safety fears. European regulators and The US Federal Aviation Authority acted after an All Nippon Airways flight made an emergency landing in Japan yesterday due to a burning smell in the cabin. Leak and burn marks were found around the main battery.

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Airlines Ground 787 Dreamliner: Should Passengers Be Worried?

Following a string of high-profile technical glitches, Japan’s two major airlines, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL), have grounded their fleets of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the world’s newest and widely regarded as the most technologically advanced passenger airplane. The most recent incident happened today when an ANA Dreamliner made an emergency landing in western Japan. The airline said in a statement “the aircraft’s instruments registered a problem related to a battery and crew also detected an unusual smell in the cabin and the cockpit.” News accounts tell of smoke filling the plane and passengers descending from emergency chutes after the plane landed at Takamatsu Airport. The Japan Times newspaper reports several passengers sustaining back pain and minor injuries such as abrasions after using the chutes.

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Japanese airlines ANA and JAL ground all Dreamliner planes after emergency landing

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Japan Wednesday morning after a smoke alarm started sounding in the cockpit. Following a number of recent incidents involving the aircraft, ANA and JAL have taken the decision to ground all of their 787 planes for checks.

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Boeing Dreamliner 787 fire and fuel leak add to safety concerns

A Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner is towed back to the gate after a fuel leak at Boston Logan airport. Photograph: Zuma/Rex Features

Two Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes have been the subject of safety scares within two days at Boston airport in the US, adding to concerns about the aircraft.

On Monday, an electrical fire erupted on one of Boeing's 787 Dreamliners operated by Japan Airlines at Boston Logan international airport. Authorities said a battery in the auxiliary power unit aboard the plane jet had suffered "severe fire damage".

On Tuesday at the same airport, a fuel leak forced a different 787 operated by JAL to cancel takeoff. Massachusetts Port Authority spokesman Richard Walsh said the plane was towed back to the gate after about 150 litres (40 gallons) of fuel spilled. He said the plane had 178 passengers and 11 crew members on board. Walsh said the plane was evaluated and departed that afternoon. A JAL spokeswoman said the crew had reported a "mechanical issue".

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jan/09/boeing-dreamliner-fire-fuel-leak