Qatar Airways grounds Boeing Dreamliner fleet | Reuters

Qatar Airways' new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft is parked after its first arrival at Zurich Airport 

in Zurich, January 14, 2013.

Credit: Reuters/Michael Buholzer

Qatar Airways, the largest customer for the Boeing (BA.N) 787 Dreamliner in the Middle East, has grounded its entire fleet of five 787s until the safety of the plane is confirmed.

The airline said in a statement on Thursday it was following instructions from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Qatar's Civil Aviation Authority.

The FAA grounded Boeing's newest commercial airliner on Wednesday, saying airlines would have to demonstrate that lithium-ion batteries were safe before the planes could resume flying. It gave no details on when that might happen. Other national regulators have followed suit.
Qatar Airways grounds Boeing Dreamliner fleet | Reuters