“We have not grounded any of our aircraft,” the carrier’s public relations department said by email. “The incident at Heathrow happened while the plane was on the ground and had been for more than eight hours and was not related to flight safety.”
Asked whether the airline has determined the cause of the fire, Ethiopian Airlines said: “There is no new development. No safety issue. The incident is being investigated to determine cause of smoke.”
Polish flag carrier LOT LOT.UL said on Friday it would continue to operate its four Boeing (BA.N) 787 Dreamliners after a Dreamliner operated by Ethiopian Airlines caught fire at Britain’s Heathrow.
“We are not concerned by this incident,” said LOT spokeswoman Barbara Pijanowska-Kuras. “Our Dreamliners will continue flying.”
LOT was the first European airline to take delivery of the 787 last year.
Aircraft graphic: link.reuters.com/rax39t