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Turbulent Dreams: Unpacking Boeing 787's Troubles
The Avenue Mail
|June 13, 2025
A sleepy Ahmedabad residential neighbourhood was sent into shock when an Air India Boeing 787 8 Dreamliner (VT ANB) crashed. The flight, which was bound for London, crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad. The accident has rekindled concerns about the 787's reliability.
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While investigation into the reasons behind the crash are ongoing, the incident casts a shadow on the technical issues with this model of plane that was once considered state-of-the-art.
Batteries Blazing
In 2013, two Dreamliner airplanes had trouble with their lithium-ion batteries. In January 2013, fires onboard an All Nippon Airways plane in flight and another Japan Airlines plane parked at Boston Logan caused the FAA to ground the entire fleet.
NTSB investigators said the fires were caused by internal short circuits and inadequate battery containment design. They said these were a result of oversight failures by GS Yuasa, Boeing, and the FAA.
This story is from the June 13, 2025 edition of The Avenue Mail.
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