Leach said the bubbles, created when gases get inside the composite material, were likely caused by a leak in the tool used to build the fuselage. The bubbles could degrade the composites ...

The extensive use of composite materials allows the Boeing 787 to have larger windows than previous-generation aircraft.

Deliveries of the 787 were temporarily slowed and then suspended in 2021 and 2022 while Boeing addressed previous safety concerns raised by the FAA. “We are fully confident in the 787 Dreamliner.

The 787 Dreamliner is a two-aisle plane that has often been used on international flights since its debut in 2011. The composite material makes the plane lighter, contributing to better fuel ...

Boeing Co. has discovered another problem with its long-delayed 787 jetliner, prompting the aircraft maker to halt production of fuselage sections at a factory in Italy. The Chicago-based company ...

A jet's carbon-composite fiber fuselage burned on a Tokyo runway. Is the material safe? A Japan Airlines plane is on fire on the runway of Haneda airport on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.

Boeing pointed out in a statement to USA TODAY that the 787’s composite material hull means it is less susceptible to corrosion and fatigue than traditional metal fuselages, but Salehpour’s ...

The 787 will be the world's first large commercial jetliner with a composite airframe, including fuselage. But the production system also represents a significant leap forward from what has been ...

Two Boeing engineering executives went into detail Monday to describe how panels are fitted together, particularly on the 787 Dreamliner.

Senate panel to probe Boeing amid new safety claims over 787 Dreamliner Sen. Richard Blumenthal is spearheading next week’s hearing of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, dubbed ...

The runway fire in Tokyo is providing a key test of the safety of carbon-composite material on planes.