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Aviation attorney and former U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General Mary Schiavo discusses Boeing 787 Dreamliner's faulty lithium ion batteries with Bloomberg TV, Dan Rather Reports and KIRO Radio.

Aviation attorney Mary Schiavo discusses the FAA's reaction to the grounding of all Boeing 787 Dreamliners due to issues with the aircrafts' lithium ion batteries with several national news outlets.

Following a series of incidents involving Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Aviation attorney Mary Schiavo discusses issues and concerns regarding the aircrafts with various news outlets.

On Saturday, Sept. 29, some passengers on an American Airlines flight from Boston to Miami thought they were on a frightening carnival ride rather than a 757 when they found themselves in seats that became unhinged from the floor and moved in the plane's cabin—mid-flight.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released an update on their investigation into the contained engine failure of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that occurred during a pre-delivery taxi test and started a grass fire at Charleston International Airport on July 28, 2012. No people were injured.

The 2012 Southeast Aviation Expo will bring together more than 1,000 aviation enthusiasts, pilots, families and children and joining them this year are Motley Rice aviation attorneys Mary Schiavo and Jim Brauchle.

The Boston Herald reported that yesterday, on the 11th commemoration of the 9/11 attacks, that World Trade Center leaseholders asked a federal judge in Manhattan to set a trial date in their lawsuit against the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), American Airlines, United Airlines and other aviation companies.

The FAA announced earlier this week that it is reviewing its policies about the use of electronic devices in all phases of flight. The study, which may take an estimated six months, will be conducted by a panel of pilots and flight attendants, as well as plane and technology manufacturers.

One week after three U.S. Airways passenger planes nearly collided on July 31, 2012, over Washington's Reagan National Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a ban on traffic-switching.

It was a close call on Tuesday afternoon, July 31, 2012, when two outbound commuter jets came within seconds of a midair collision with another flight coming in for a landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.