Japan Airlines

Firefighters struggled to put out battery fire on 787

71 days ago

The Boston fire occurred aboard a Japan Airlines plane that had just landed after an overseas flight and was parked.

Agency questions safety approval of 787's batteries

100 days ago

After the Japan Airlines fire at Logan Airport, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta ordered a review of the 787's design, certification, manufacture and assembly.

AP Exclusive: 787 grounded, but batteries can fly

103 days ago

The regulations were published on Jan. 7, the same day as a battery fire in a Japan Airlines 787 parked at Boston's Logan International Airport that took firefighters nearly 40 minutes to put out.

Japan to send investigators to US for 787 probe

106 days ago

Earlier in January, a 787 operated by ANA's rival Japan Airlines suffered a battery fire while parked at a Boston airport.

Boeing 787 flying only 3 weeks before battery fire

111 days ago

Federal investigators say the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that experienced a battery fire earlier this month was delivered to Japan Airlines less than three weeks before the fire.

NTSB: Plane battery that burned not overcharged

118 days ago

The Japan Airlines plane caught fire Jan. 7 while it was sitting on the tarmac at Boston's Logan Airport.

Boeing 787 'Dreamliner' jets grounded in Japan, US

122 days ago

Japan's transport ministry had already started a separate inspection Monday of a 787 operated by Japan Airlines that had leaked fuel in Tokyo and Boston, where the flight originated.

Boeing Dreamliner battery fire hot enough to melt fuselage, tests show

123 days ago

The fire broke out in a lithium battery housed near the tail section of a Japan Airlines plane at Boston's Logan International Airport, prompting an investigation by the National Transportation...