Dreamliner

The Plane That Crashed Yesterday Was the Same One a Dead Boeing Whistleblower Warned About

Critics of Boeing have long expressed criticisms of the 787 Dreamliner and the company's standards.

New Boeing Whistleblower Warns of Potentially ‘Devastating Consequences’ From Plane Flaws

The employee was allegedly fired after they raised concerns about safety issues.

Boeing Whistleblower Says Company Is Involved in a ‘Criminal Cover-up’

Speakers at a Senate hearing said federal regulatory agencies were "captured" by Boeing and the company is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people.

Donald Trump Tours ‘Beautiful’ Plane He Vowed to Never Fly On

Today, Donald Trump took a break from screaming at random reporters to tour Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. That’s despite the fact that he tweeted (as, regrettably, he so often does) about never flying on the plane. Well, okay, Trump wasn’t wrong about the Dreamliner having issues with lithium ion batteries. Strangely, however, none of that concern…

FAA Is Doing Nothing About Continued Boeing Dreamliner Battery Failures

In 2013, the troubled Boeing 787 Dreamliner was grounded for nearly four months because the plane’s lithium-ion batteries caught fire. It’s had at least three more cell failures since the plane was allowed to resume flying. While the Federal Aviation Administration dismisses these new failures, the fact that these battery malfunctions continue to happen is…

Watch a Boeing 787 Dreamliner takeoff almost perpendicular to the ground

Wow. Watch the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner pull off an amazing aerial display in preparation for the 2015 Air Show. You can see the big bodied jet pretend it’s like a stunt plane and basically do tricks in the air. The most impressive has to be the take off though, the jet almost immediately goes nearly…

Boeing’s Dreamliner Has a Bug That Can Make It Lose Power Mid-Air 

Here’s yet another snag for the embattled Boeing 787 Dreamliner: The Federal Aviation Administration today warned of an alarming software glitch, in which the AC power can cut out and cause the pilot to lose control in the middle of a flight. The bug was revealed by tests by the Boeing laboratory, thank god, and…

The amazing take off of this airplane seems to defy the laws of physics

We have featured plenty of extreme airliner landings and insane maneuvers, but not a lot of crazy take offs. Some Redditor made a GIF from a video of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner in almost-vertical-take-off, originally filmed at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow. There’s plenty more angles: More angles: Yet nother angle plus a touch-and-go: Bonus:…

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Fire Investigation Blames Pretty Much Everybody

The Wall Street Journal reports that on Monday the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officially released its report on the mysterious battery fires that grounded Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner fleet last year. And while they didn’t identify what caused the actual short circuit, the NTSB puts the blame on a series of failures by Boeing, Japan’s…

Extremely rare photo of two armed F-16s escorting a Boeing Dreamliner

The Aviationist caught these cool selfies of two Royal Netherlands Air Force pilots escorting a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in F-16 fighter jets fully armed for air interception duties. But don’t worry, it’s not a terrorism alarm. They were just welcoming the country’s first Dreamliner. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on…

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Is Having Wing Cracking Problems

The Wall Street Journal reports today that Boeing’s long-suffering 787 Dreamliner has hit yet another snag: At least 42 newly-produced jets may have hairline fractures along the wings. Luckily, the planes haven’t been delivered to buyers yet, but it’s still bad news for Boeing. It seems the cracks may have resulted during the early stages…

Passenger Snaps Photo of Fuel Pouring Out of a Dreamliner’s Wing

If Boeing was looking to 2014 as a fresh start for their constantly malfunctioning Dreamliner, that particular dream is almost certainly crushed by now. In addition to one of the plane’s batteries malfunctioning (again) just a few days ago, a Norweigan’s Airlines flight was cancelled yesterday after a passenger noticed that fuel was pouring from…

Did Another Boeing Dreamliner Battery Really Just Catch On Fire?

Reuters reports that smoke was seen coming from a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner early Wednesday morning. You might remember that almost exactly a year ago, a Dreamliner caught on fire in Boston, grounding the plane worldwide for four months. The cause of that fire? The battery. Oof Boeing can’t catch a break. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-battery-that-melted-in-the-boeing-787-dream-5977257 The…

Boeing’s Newer, Bigger, Less Flammable Dreamliner Is Ready to Fly

This last year has not been kind to Boeing’s fledgling 787 Dreamliner class airplanes, what with the repeated electrical fires, fleet groundings, and bad publicity. But Boeing is confident that it’s worked the kinks out in its newest Dreamliner iteration, the 787-9, which rolled out of the factory earlier today and is eagerly awaiting its…

That Boeing 787 Dreamlinerthat caught fire in London on Friday? Investigators are reportedly looking into the “emergency locator transmitter” as the possible source. This is important because it could mean the fire didn’t come from the battery system, which was the issuethe last time a Dreamliner caught fire.

Investigators: Latest Boeing 787 Dreamliner Fire Not Caused by Battery

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner continued the model’s string of bad luck yesterday when it burst into flames on the tarmac at London Heathrow Airport yesterday. The good news was that it was unoccupied at the time. And now there’s a little bit more, kinda: investigators say it wasn’t the battery’s fault. Britain’s version of the…

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner Is On Fire In London (Ugh, Not Again)

Looks like yet another Dreamliner is on fire—this time, it’s on the tarmac at London Heathrow Airport. (Luckily, it appears the jet is empty.) You’ll remember that the Boeing 787 was initially grounded back in January after one of the aircraft caught fire on the ground at Boston Logan Airport. This new fire comes just…

Overhauled Boeing 787 Dreamliner Officially Cleared for Take Off by the FAA (Updated)

Nearly four months after grounding the Dreamliner because its battery exploded into flames on the tarmac in Boston, the FAA has cleared the maligned Boeing 787 for commercial flights. The plane will be permitted to fly up to 180 minutes from its point of departure—the same clearance it had before. https://gizmodo.com/all-787-dreamliners-grounded-over-melting-battery-conce-5977000 Next week the FAA…

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Blazes Through New Battery System Tests

Boeing conducted a successful test flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner with its new upgraded battery system today. With this test, it’s completed the required schedule of tests required for FAA certification. The plane is on fire—and in the good way! The battery system that the FAA certified last time around caught fire on the…

How Boeing Is Going to Fix the 787 Dreamliner’s Battery Problems

Tonight, Boeing detailed its solution for the 787 Dreamliner’s battery problems. It involves improving the battery itself, fixing the charging system and adding another layer of protection with an added enclosure. Boeing is still committed to lithium-ion batteries and this solution will allow Boeing to continue to use them in the 787. The new solution…