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Canada Broadens Inspections of Aircraft Emergency Beacons

Canada on Thursday ordered airlines to inspect emergency beacons on a broad list of aircraft for possible wiring problems that could lead to a fire. The order from Transport Canada comes after a fire broke out on July 12 at …

Probe of Boeing’s 787 Focuses on Condensation, Emergency Beacon

Officials investigating the fire on a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 are focused on how condensation and increased humidity could have sparked the blaze at London’s Heathrow Airport last week, three sources familiar with the probe said. British authorities said …