The brand new Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes are anything but a dream. Every Dreamliner across the world is now grounded due to safety concerns after several planes made emergency landings.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency order to ground all Dreamliners on Wednesday. Europe, America and Asia has officially banned the Boeing 787 Dreamliners from taking off as there is a fear that the planes have problematic lithium-type batteries. The batteries, which are also used in laptops and electric cars may start fires on board.
The battery is considered to be a problem after one of the planes had to make an emergency landing when corrosive fluid started to leak from the battery system.
Recently another Dreamliner carrying 137 passengers and crew had to be evacuated when there was smoke on board.
Qatar Airlines is one of the companies that started using the new planes. They weren't planning on grounding the planes until they received the FAA order.
"I previously stated that Qatar Airways will only stop operating our Dreamliners if we receive such an instruction from regulators," Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said, according to USA Today.
"Safety remains the number one priority for Qatar Airways," he adds. "We ensure all our aircraft meet the most stringent safety standards and this will not be compromised in any way. In light of recent events surrounding the Boeing 787 Dreamliner worldwide, we are actively working with Boeing and the regulators to restore full customer confidence in the 787."
Several airlines had to rearrange flights to assist thousands of passengers who were supposed to fly on the Dreamliners.
Among the airlines affected are United Airlines, Air India, Ethiopian Airlines, Chilean carrier LAN, Japanese carriers All Nippon and Japan Airlines and Poland's LOT.
The planes will undergo testing before they are able to fly again.
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