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ANA to resume operation of troubled 787 this month

Kyodo News InternationalMay 23, 2013 02:01
All Nippon Airways Co. will resume operation of Boeing Co.'s troubled 787 Dreamliner in May, earlier than the initially scheduled June 1, sources familiar with the issue said Thursday. ANA is planning to use the aircraft for provisional flights departing Haneda airport in Tokyo, as it has already finished installing an improved battery system in its fleet of 17 787s and no problems were found in test flights, the sources said.

CORRECTED: Singapore Airlines full-year net profit up 12.8 percent

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 11:00
Singapore Airlines said Thursday its net profit in the year ending March rose 12.8 percent, boosted by surplus from the sale of aircraft, spares and spare engines, but warned the outlook remained bleak. Net profit was Sg$379 million ($302.6 million) on revenue of Sg$15.10 billion, up 1.62 percent, the carrier said in a statement. For the fourth quarter, net profit was at Sg$68.3 million, swinging back from a Sg$38.2 million loss in the same period last year.

Switchboard damaged during ANA Boeing 787 training flight

Kyodo News InternationalMay 16, 2013 08:15
A power switchboard was partially damaged by heat during a Boeing 787 Dreamliner training flight conducted by All Nippon Airways Co. on May 4, ANA officials said Thursday. ANA attributed the problem to faulty maintenance by Boeing Co. and said the damage was not caused by the modified battery system for the jet. Japan's transport ministry ordered ANA and Japan Airlines Co. to check whether similar problems have occurred during other Dreamliner flights.

Singapore Airlines full-year net profit up 12.8 percent

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 07:46
Singapore Airlines said Thursday its net profit in the year ending March rose 12.8 percent, boosted by surplus from the sale of aircraft, spares and spare engines, but warned the outlook remained bleak. Net profit was Sg$379 million ($302.6 million) on revenue of Sg$15.10 billion, up 1.62 percent, the carrier said in a statement. For the fourth quarter, net profit was at Sg$68.3 million, swinging back from a Sg$38.2 million loss in the same period last year.

Air India's Dreamliner takes to the skies again

Agence France-PresseMay 15, 2013 14:15
State-run Air India on Wednesday resumed flights of its Dreamliner jets four months after global regulators grounded the Boeing planes following technical glitches in the passenger aircraft. All 50 Dreamliners operating globally were grounded in January after a fire aboard a parked Japan Airlines 787 in January and a smoking battery that forced the emergency landing of an All Nippon Airways 787 the same month.

Air India's Dreamliner takes to the skies again

Agence France-PresseMay 15, 2013 13:45
State-run Air India on Wednesday resumed flights of its Dreamliner jets four months after global regulators grounded the Boeing planes following technical glitches in the passenger aircraft. All 50 Dreamliners operating globally were grounded in January after a fire aboard a parked Japan Airlines 787 in January and a smoking battery that forced the emergency landing of an All Nippon Airways 787 the same month.

Japan's ANA to resume Dreamliner service on June 1

Agence France-PresseMay 10, 2013 17:00
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA), the biggest customer of Boeing's glitch-hit Dreamliner, confirmed on Thursday that it would restart flights with the modified high-tech plane at the start of next month. ANA will resume services from June 1 "following the successful completion of a series of battery system modifications, safety checks and test flights", it said in a statement. "Our engineers have worked closely with Boeing to undertake the required improvements and we are fully satisfied with the safety of our 787 fleet."

Japan's ANA to resume Dreamliner service on June 1

Agence France-PresseMay 10, 2013 05:00
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA), the biggest customer of Boeing's glitch-hit Dreamliner, confirmed on Thursday that it would restart flights with the modified high-tech plane at the start of next month. ANA will resume services from June 1 "following the successful completion of a series of battery system modifications, safety checks and test flights", it said in a statement. "Our engineers have worked closely with Boeing to undertake the required improvements and we are fully satisfied with the safety of our 787 fleet."

Japan's ANA to resume Dreamliner service on June 1

Agence France-PresseMay 10, 2013 04:45
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA), the biggest customer of Boeing's glitch-hit Dreamliner, confirmed on Thursday that it would restart flights with the modified high-tech plane at the start of next month. ANA will resume services from June 1 "following the successful completion of a series of battery system modifications, safety checks and test flights", it said in a statement. "Our engineers have worked closely with Boeing to undertake the required improvements and we are fully satisfied with the safety of our 787 fleet."

JAL plane's engine catches fire after landing at Osaka airport

Kyodo News InternationalMay 6, 2013 09:01
An engine on a Bombardier CL-600 operated by Japan Airlines caught fire after landing at Osaka airport Monday, the transport ministry said. There were no injuries among the 52 passengers and three crew members on board JAL Flight 2362 from Oita, southwestern Japan, according to the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry.
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