Photos: All Nippon Airlines grounds Boeing 787 Dreamliner
January 15, 2013
A sign announcing a canceled flight to Tokyo informs passengers at the All Nippon Airways ticket counter at Mineta San Jose International Airport in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. ANA canceled its flight from San Jose to Tokyo this morning after authorities grounded all flights of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner following an emergency landing of one of the planes in Japan following a battery fire. San Jose's ANA service to Japan just started last Friday. (Gary Reyes/Staff)
William Ye waits at the All Nippon Airways ticket counter at Mineta San Jose International Airport in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. ANA canceled its flight from San Jose to Tokyo after authorities grounded all flights of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner following an emergency landing of one of the planes in Japan following a battery fire.Ye eventually was sent out on a flight to Tokyo from San Francisco International Airport. (Gary Reyes/Staff)
Jason Jai leaves the All Nippon Airways ticket counter at Mineta San Jose International Airport in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan.16, 2013. ANA canceled its flight from San Jose to Tokyo this morning after authorities grounded all flights of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner following an emergency landing of one of the planes in Japan following a battery fire. ANA arranged Jai to catch a 10 p.m. flight to Tokyo. (Gary Reyes/Staff)
All Nippon Airways' (ANA) airplanes are seen at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2013. All Nippon Airways said on Wednesday it will put its Boeing Co 787 Dreamliners back in operation once checks were completed on the aircraft, as soon as Thursday. (REUTERS/Toru Hanai)
A passenger takes a photo of an electronic screen showing the cancellation of flights on All Nippon Airways' Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2013. (REUTERS/Toru Hanai)
A mechanic of All Nippon Airways (ANA) works atop the company's Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner plane at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2013. All Nippon Airways said on Wednesday it will put its Boeing Co 787 Dreamliners back in operation once checks were completed on the aircraft, as soon as Thursday. The suspension of 17 of its Dreamliner aircraft came after one of the jets made an emergency landing in western Japan earlier in the day. (REUTERS/Toru Hanai)
An All Nippon Airways flight sits at Takamatsu airport in Takamatsu, Japan, after it made an emergency landing Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. The flight to Tokyo from Ube, Japan, landed at the airport after a cockpit message showed battery problems, in the latest trouble for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
Evacuated passengers are seen after an All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787 Dreamliner made an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport in western Japan on Jan. 16, 2013, in this photo taken with a mobile phone by a passenger who was onboard and declined to be named. The plane made the landing in Takamatsu after smoke appeared in the plane's cockpit, but all 137 passengers and crew members were evacuated safely, Osaka Airport said on Wednesday. (REUTERS/Passenger/Handout )
An All Nippon Airways flight sits at Takamatsu airport in Takamatsu, Japan, after it made an emergency landing Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. The flight to Tokyo from Ube, in western Japan, landed at the airport after a cockpit message showed battery problems, in the latest trouble for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. (AP Photo/Yomiuri Shimbun, Yasufumi Nagao)
An aerial view shows the All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that made an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport in Takamatsu, Japan, on Jan. 16, 2013, in this photo taken by Kyodo. A Boeing 787 operated by All Nippon Airways made an emergency landing in Takamatsu in western Japan after smoke appeared in the plane's cockpit, but all 137 passengers and crew members were evacuated safely, the Osaka Airport said on Wednesday. (REUTERS/Kyodo)(JAPAN - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN. YES
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Co. Senior Executive Vice President Osamu Shinobe attends a news conference at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2013, after an ANA's Boeing 787 Dreamliner made an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport. ANA said the plane made the landing in western Japan on Wednesday after an unusual smell was detected in the cockpit and cabin of the aircraft. (REUTERS/Toru Hanai)
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Co. Senior Executive Vice President Osamu Shinobe, center, Operation Division, Engineering & Maintenance Center Senior Executive Vice President Hiroyuki Ito, left, and PR division chief Naoto Takada attend a news conference at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2013, after an ANA's Boeing 787 Dreamliner made an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport. (REUTERS/Toru Hanai)
The burnt auxiliary power unit battery removed from a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet is seen in this picture provided by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and obtained by Reuters on Jan. 15, 2013. The NTSB said on Monday it was analyzing the lithium-ion battery and burned wire bundles as part of its investigation into the Jan. 7 fire aboard the airplane at Boston's Logan Airport. Both Japan and the U.S. have opened broad and open-ended investigations into the plane after a series of incidents that have raised safety concerns. (REUTERS/U.S. National Transportation Safety Board/Handout)
The All Nippon Airways Dreamliner 787 arrives under a water turret salute at Mineta San Jose International Airport for its inaugural San Jose to Tokyo flight in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. San Jose is the first Bay Area airport to land the new plane even as the Federal Aviation Administration has ordered a safety review of the new planes. The San Jose-Tokyo five-day-a-week service is the first direct San Jose flight to Asia in seven years. (Gary Reyes/ Staff)
Business class passengers prepare to board the All Nippon Airways Dreamliner 787 for its inaugural San Jose to Tokyo flight at Mineta San Jose International Airport in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. San Jose is the first Bay Area airport to land the new plane even as the Federal Aviation Administration has ordered a safety review of the new planes. (Gary Reyes/ Staff)
Passengers relax on the All Nippon Airways Dreamliner 787 that left San Jose on Jan. 11, 2013, to fly to Tokyo. Seasoned travelers noted that the plane's cabin pressure and high humidity made the flight easier on their bodies. (John Boudreau/Staff)
The All Nippon Airways Dreamliner 787 takes off from Mineta San Jose International Airport for its inaugural San Jose to Tokyo flight in San Jose, Calif. on Friday, January 11, 2013. San Jose is the first Bay Area airport to land the new plane even as the Federal Aviation Administration has ordered a safety review of the new planes. The San Jose-Tokyo five-day-a-week service is the first direct San Jose flight to Asia in seven years. (Gary Reyes/ Staff Archives)
ANA mechanic Shiro Yamada downloads flight data in the cockpit of an ANA Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner that returned from Frankfurt, Germany, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (LiPo Ching/Staff)
The cockpit of an ANA Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner is seen at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (LiPo Ching/Staff)
With rainbow lighting on the ceiling, boarding passengers are greeted by ANA flight attendant Ayako Naito on an ANA Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner headed for Fukuoka, Japan, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (LiPo Ching/Staff)
Passengers photograph and board the ANA Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for Fukuoka, Japan at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (LiPo Ching/Staff)
The business class seating area of an ANA Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner is photographed at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (LiPo Ching/Staff)
An ANA Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrives at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (LiPo Ching/Staff)
All Nippon Airways' (ANA) Boeing new 787 Dreamliner jet leaves the Narita international airport on its first commercial flight at Narita city, Chiba prefecture, suburban Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2011. Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner was to make its first commercial flight to Hong Kong, giving a handful of deep-pocketed passengers the chance to fly into history on what is touted as an aviation breakthrough. (Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images)
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner taxis in front of a crowd of Boeing employees before its long-waited first flight Dec. 15, 2009, at Paine Field In Everett, Washington. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
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