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Drone Industry Worries About Privacy Backlash

It’s a good bet that in the not-so-distant future aerial drones will be part of Americans’ everyday lives, performing countless useful functions.

2013/03/29

Boeing displays an "improved" 787 battery and its titanium-made case during a press conference in Tokyo on March 15, 2013. (credit: TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)

Boeing Shows Political Clout With Congress Silent On Dreamliner Problems

As Boeing, its airline customers and federal safety regulators struggled over the past two months to solve problems with the new 787 Dreamliner’s fire-plagued batteries, one player has been strangely silent: Congress.

2013/03/19

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Israel, US Successfully Test Anti-Missile System

Israel and the U.S. on Monday carried out a successful test of the next-generation Arrow 3 missile defense system, for the first time sending an interceptor into outer space, where it could destroy missiles fired from Iran.

2013/02/25

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AP Exclusive: 787 Grounded, But Batteries Can Fly

At the same time the government certified Boeing’s 787 Dreamliners as safe, federal rules barred the type of batteries used to power the airliner’s electrical systems from being carried as cargo on passenger planes because of the fire risk.

2013/02/03

Joseph Kolly PH.D. of the National Transportation Safety Board shows the charred battery box from a Japan Airlines (JAL) 787 at the NTSB headquarters on Jan. 24, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

NTSB Wants Boeing To Provide Full Operating History Of Lithium-Ion Batteries

U.S. investigators said Wednesday they asked Boeing Co. to provide a full operating history of lithium-ion batteries used in its grounded 787 Dreamliners after Japan’s All Nippon Airways revealed it had repeatedly replaced the batteries even before overheating problems surfaced.

2013/01/30

NTSB: 787 Plane Battery That Burned Not Overcharged

The battery that caught fire in a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 in Boston earlier this month was not overcharged, but government investigators said there could still be problems with wiring or other charging components.

2013/01/20

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by United Airlines takes off at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Jan. 9, 2013 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

Lithium Batteries Leaks Central to Boeing’s 787 Woes

Lithium batteries that can leak corrosive fluid and start fires have emerged as the chief safety concern involving Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, a problem that apparently is far more serious than government or company officials acknowledged less than a week ago.

2013/01/17

FAA Grounds Boeing 787s to Address Battery Fires

For the second time in two weeks, a smoking or burning battery has been tied to an emergency aboard a 787. Almost half of the 787s that have been delivered have now been grounded for safety checks.

2013/01/16

The re-assembled shell of TWA flight #800 (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

FAA Fines Boeing $13.5 Million For Missed Deadline

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday proposed fining Boeing $13.5 million for failing to meet a deadline to provide airlines with instructions on how to prevent fuel tank explosions like the one that destroyed TWA Flight 800 off the coast of Long Island, N.Y., 16 years ago, killing all 230 people on board.

2012/07/14