Page 58 - 787 News Today

Airlines boeing 787 at boston logans back in january. it was one of several incidents that led to the worldwide grounding of the dreamliner fleet. now the ntsb is releasing its interim report on the fire. dan springer is live in seattle. so what have we learned so far, dan? >> reporter: well, jon, we learned in great detail what the ntsb has done during its investigation but it did not draw any conclusions as to what caused the fire exactly two months ago at bostons logan airport on the 787. tha...

Investigation into problems with boeing 787 dreamliner. the latest probe keys in on a january fire aboard a plane at bostons logan airport. it was traced to the planes lithium ion battery. that incident and others prompted the faa to ground all dreamliners. other countries have done the same. then at 2:00, president obama is scheduled to sign the latest version of the violence against women act. it includes new protections for gays and lesbians and gives new authority to tribal court in domestic...

Can your hearing aid do all this? lyric can. to learn more about lyrics advanced technology, call 1-800-411-7040 or visit trylyric.com for a risk-free 30 day trial offer and free dvd and brochure. get the hearing aid that can. lyric from phonak. lyric can. bill: we are abating a new report that the could tell as you lot more about the ratry fire on boeings japan airline 787 airplane in january. that could tell us the cause and what regulations might be able to prevent it now. the dreamliners wer...

This is like the coolest city. what? >> theres one penny helps fund chopper 4. >> all right, stop. "the charleston post courier" -- >> the lights are off. >> the lights are off. >> "the charleston post courier" -- >> the cruelest of pennies. >> boeing is looking to cut its temporary work force that currently employs more than 6,000 workers. its a cost-cutting move that will reduce certain factory teams in south carolina by as much as 20%. the company says the cutbacks are not related to the rece...

What youre saying and what the airlines are saying? >> i dont think they have the information were presenting today. i dont know what they used for that, jim. i think when they see the kind of cutbacks that are going to be made at some of these towers, theyre going to have no choice but to really look at the fact that there are going to be delays and there are going to have to be some cutbacks on some of these flights. >> what is going to be the effect on faa inspectors? are you also going to fu...

Republican senator richard shelby put hagel over the top. shelby says "hes probably as good as were going to get." a confirmation vote is expected next week. lets just say up front here that the teen involved in this next story is said to be okay after a videotaped accident from about three weeks ago. check out the teenager hanging from a ski lift in new mexico. its believed he had thrown a snowball and slipped out of the chair. he fell, boom, right there, 45 feet. he suffered a concussion, a ...

Support from long-time republican senator richard shelby put hagel over the top. shelby says "hes probably as good as were going to get." a confirmation vote is expected next week. lets just say up front here that the teen involved in this next story is said to be okay after a videotaped accident from about three weeks ago. check out the teenager hanging from a ski lift in new mexico. its believed he had thrown a snowball and slipped out of the chair. he fell, boom, right there, 45 feet. he su...

The scene. pistorius coach says if the blade runner is released on b l bail, he will return immediately to his training. now to some business news. after 38 days, boeing finally believes it has a solution to the issue that caused several batteries in the companys 787 dreamliner jets to overheat and in some instances catch fire. a team of executives will meet with the faa today to present their proposal, hoping to get the jets back in the skies within two months. for more on the story, lets go ...

U.s. and canadian companies. and "the seattle times" from the business section, boeings developed a possible fix for the battery issue thats plagued their 787 dreamliner since the beginning of january. executives are expected now to present their solution tomorrow when they meet with faa officials, hopefully the battery wont cause the plane to blow up. industry officials say the plane could be back in the air within two months. pike, are you going to ever fly on one of those? >> no. >> there w...

>> we want airplane manufacturers and pilots to be vigilant so i dont think thats the cause or the -- of their problems but the fact is theyre having problems with the 787s, not a great time for labor unrest but boeing says, for us to survive and prosper in the future, we cant keep giving out these defined benefit pensions. most of the rest of private industries switched a long time ago. >> a long time ago. lets switch gears, i knew you were a bigwig, you come up in todays press conference. jay ...