All Boeing 787 planes around the world have been grounded following safety warnings from US authorities.
Thomson Airways is due to become the first UK airline to take delivery of the aircraft, which is destined to start operating flights to Florida and Mexico this spring, and Boeing has said it is "working around the clock" to get the aircraft airborne again.
However, Ethiopian Airlines became the last carrier to withdraw its 787s from service yesterday, after Japan Airlines and ANA, the launch customers for the Dreamliner, grounded their aircraft following a series of technical glitches.
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered US airlines not to fly Dreamliner until it has been proven safe. Yesterday, Qatar Airways – the only airline operating 787 flights from the UK – grounded its Dreamliner.
LOT airlines, the Polish national carrier, is seeking compensation from Boeing after grounding its plane at Chicago O’Hare airport yesterday. LOT also warned it would only accept delivery of three additional Dreamliners, expected in March, if the technical issues have been resolved.
Analysts expect the final cost for Boeing to run into hundreds of millions of pounds.
