Ethiopian temporarily pulls 787 out of service

Following the directive of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Ethiopian Airlines decided to temporarily pull its B787 Dreamliners out of service for yesterday for a precautionary inspection, reports the airline.

The US FAA issued a directive on January 16, 2013 that mandates operators to perform special inspection requirements on the Dreamliner airplane battery system in accordance with a method approved by it. This directive was issued following recent incidents that occurred on Dreamliner airplanes operated by two other airlines.

Ethiopian Dreamliners have not encountered the type of problems such as those experienced by the other operators. However, as an extra precautionary safety measure and in line with its commitment of putting safety above all else, Ethiopian has decided to pull out its four Dreamliners from operation and perform the special inspection requirements mandated by the US FAA.