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Dreamliner aircraft grounded worldwide

Washington, USA - Shares of the Japanese firm which manufactures the 787 batteries are crumbling

The whole global fleet of Dreamliner airplanes has been grounded following the several problems which affected the Boeing aircraft in the past few days: All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan Airlines (JAL), LOT Polish Airlines, United Airlines and Air India will not operate any flight with their 787s. On Wednesday 16 January 2013 the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States (FAA) decided to suspend...

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Rome, Italy, 01/17/2013 11:59
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