Aviation analysts ponder extent of Boeing 787 issues
- Published: 17 Jan 2013 at 12.45
- Online news: World
The series of accidents that has grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliners in Japan has led some analysts to suggest it might be more than a simple question of teething problems.
This file photo, taken on September 28, 2011, shows an All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787 Dreamliner landing at Tokyo's Haneda airport. The series of accidents that has grounded Dreamliners in Japan has led some analysts to suggest it might be more than a simple question of teething problems.
Shares in companies that work on the 787 programme, some of which are in Japan and France, fell on Wednesday after a battery problem generated a smoke alert in one of the planes. The domestic flight had to be diverted to Takamatsu in southwestern Japan.
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