Boeing is cautioning 15 airlines to not fly near intense thunderstorms because the plane's engine can ice Reuters reported Saturday.
Japan Airlines has subsequently stopped using 787 dreamliners on flights from Tokyo to New Delhi, and Tokyo to Japan, but will still use the jets on other international and domestic flights.
"Boeing and JAL share a commitment to the safety of passengers and crews on board our airplanes. "We respect JAL's decision to suspend some 787 service on specific routes," a Boeing spokesman told Reuters.
Lufthansa, United Airlines, affiliated with United Continental, and Cathay Pacific Airlines have also followed suit.
"The aviation industry is experiencing a growing number of ice-crystal icing encounters in recent years as the population of large commercial airliners has grown, particularly in tropical regions of the world," a spokesman from general electric told Reuters.
Boeing has seen six incidents from April to November. These include five dreamliners, and a 787 whose GEnx engine did not propel when in the air because it was bogged down by ice crystals, which accumulated.in the back of the engine's front fan, and spread around. No reported landing issues were reported.
General Electric and Boeing are making changes to the aircrafts' engine control system in attempt to correct the issue.
Boeing has seen in an influx in order requests for its new aircraft. One-hundred and seven orders were placed at the end of September. 56 were distributed to clients. Boeing has received over 1,500 requests for the aircraft in total.
The company now expects to make 1.5 planes per month until 2015. This is a decrease of 14 percent from the 1.75 fixed ratio it originally predicted in April. The company has also seen a decrease in production since the start of 2013.
To increase production, boost sales, and re-establish itself in the cargo business, Boeing is also currently negotiating with many customers about a cargo airplane version of the 747-8.
