Regional Round-Up
ANA reflects on cost of B787 grounding
March 1st 2013
At press time there were no signs of the B787 being back in service anytime soon, although the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was reviewing a fix proposed by Boeing. Read More »
Launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) has 25 B787s grounded and a source said late last month there was little hope of them returning to service before the end of May. The plane was grounded worldwide after an onboard fire and an overheating problem related to batteries on board a Japan Airlines and ANA plane respectively, in January.
ANA has cut routes and delayed launching destinations because of the problem. In addition to FAA clearance, the Japanese carriers will have to be signed off by the traditionally tough Japan Transport Safety Board.
