Articles tagged “dreamliner”

Airlines

Cost of Dreamliner grounding for Japanese airlines estimated at $110 million

Tim Kelly, Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines first to get Dreamliner airborne after six-month grounding

Once the airlines start returning or adding the Dreamliners to their rotation they'll have a clearer idea about the cost of the grounding and what they'll want from Boeing.

Sudan Tribune | 11 years ago

Airlines

What will ANA need to do to get customers on to its Dreamliners?

ANA and its airline peers don't have to woo passengers too hard: Consumers don't pay close attention to aircraft before they book, even in the case high-profile groundings.

Chris Cooper and Kiyotaka Matsuda, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

Japan preparing to approve ANA and JAL Dreamliners for take-off

Japanese airlines were hit hardest by the Dreamliner debacle and they're eager to get their new fleets in the sky as soon as possible, hence the pressure on Boeing to put them first in line for the fixes.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

The FAA couldn’t afford to test 787 batteries, so it outsourced it to Boeing

It's a challenge being an effective regulator with limited funds and adversaries with much deeper pockets and better political connections than your agency has.

Dominic Gates, Seattle Times | 11 years ago

Airlines

Fixing Dreamliner batteries on six planes will cost United $2.8 million

If you add the almost half a million a plane to the cost of lost revenue due to the groundings you'll have a good idea of the discount Boeing will be offering on the next order of planes each airline will make.

Alwyn Scott, Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

All Nippon Airways is first in line for Boeing’s Dreamliner battery fixes

With planes about to become airborne, Boeing will begin to court airlines to rectify its failure through a series of big promises and steep discounts.

Tim Kelly, Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

FAA announces formal approval of Boeing Dreamliner battery changes

Still no firm date on when the planes will fly, but it will be soon.

Alwyn Scott, Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

FAA agrees with Boeing’s Dreamliner fix, but no firm date on end of grounding

Boeing's leaders will likely be doing cartwheels in Seattle soon while the airlines that have been forced to ground their new planes will at last be getting them ready to fly again.

Alan Levin and Susanna Ray, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

FAA is one important step closer to allowing Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner to fly

The airlines forced to cancel flights or stick flyers on old planes have been incredibly patient up to this point. Once the matter is settled though, they're going to rush to Boeing to demand massive discounts or cash back.

Tim Hepher, Alwyn Scott and Peter Henderson, Reuters | 11 years ago