20 Jan, 2013
787 scare poses threat to suppliers | The Japan Times Online
AFP-Jiji
The grounding of two Dreamliner fleets Wednesday not only dents the reputation of U.S. aviation giant Boeing Co. but also threatens to deal a blow to Japanese firms that make around a third of the aircraft, analysts said.
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways halted all flights on the next-generation plane after an ANA domestic flight bound for Tokyo made an emergency landing when cockpit instruments showed smoke in an electrical bay. The move prompted the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to ground the Dreamliner as well.
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