United Airlines decides to keep Boeing 787 in land until May

United Airlines said on Thursday that it will keep its six Boeing 787 on the ground until May 12 due to problems with batteries that suspended  flights worldwide.
United Airlines, the only airline in the United States with Boeing´s 787 in its fleet, had recently announced the decision to keep the planes on the ground until March 30.

The U.S. authorities continue to investigate the problem detected in the batteries of  the 787.

United receives first Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Boeing delivered today in the United States, the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner for United Airlines - the first company in North America to receive the new aircraft..

United Airlines announced that it will initially use the 787 on international routes to Africa, Asia and Europe. And before starting these routes, the new jet will serve domestic flights.

This was the first of 50 jets of the same model that United bought from Boeing. The configuration is as follows: 36 seats in business class, 72 in premium economy, and 111 in economy class.