Two Airlines Ground 787 After Emergency

Two major Japanese airlines have grounded all 24 of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners after an All Nippon Airlines flight was forced to land shortly after take-off on Tuesday.

A faulty battery caused resulted in smoke to enter the aircraft, airline officials said. The same batteries have been linked to one other fire at a Boston airport last week.

"There was a battery alert in the cockpit and there was an odd smell detected in the cockpit and cabin, and [the pilot] decided to make an emergency landing," an ANA spokesman told the BBC.

Following Tuesday's incident, Japan Air Lines also grounded its 787s after its own string of problems with Boeing's latest and most technologically advanced aircraft.

It's a huge blow for Boeing, which along with the U.S. government, has sought to calm fears that the 787 might be unsafe for the skies. The FAA is conducting a review of the aircrafts after a series of mishaps last week.

None of the problem aircraft were produced at Boeing's North Charleston facility. That plant has only delivered jets to Air India, which will continue to fly the jets until it hears otherwise from Boeing.

"We are in consultation with Boeing and Air India," a senior Civil Aviation Ministry official told DNAIndia.com. "Boeing will be giving us an update on the electrical problems some of these planes have suffered."

Boeing released this statement Wednesday:

Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney issued the following statement today after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency airworthiness directive that requires U.S. 787 operators to temporarily cease operations and recommends other regulatory agencies to follow suit: 

"The safety of passengers and crew members who fly aboard Boeing airplanes is our highest priority.

"Boeing is committed to supporting the FAA and finding answers as quickly as possible. The company is working around the clock with its customers and the various regulatory and investigative authorities. We will make available the entire resources of The Boeing Company to assist.

"We are confident the 787 is safe and we stand behind its overall integrity.  We will be taking every necessary step in the coming days to assure our customers and the traveling public of the 787's safety and to return the airplanes to service.

"Boeing deeply regrets the impact that recent events have had on the operating schedules of our customers and the inconvenience to them and their passengers."