British Airways Boeing 787 Pilot Reports ‘Scorched’ Cabin After Mid-Air Phone Fire

Yesterday, a British Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flying from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) in the UK to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas, Nevada, had to alert air traffic control after a fire broke out on board that was caused by a cellphone. While the incident did not impact the flight operationally, it is said to have ‘scorched’ some of the inside of the cabin of the widebody twinjet.