Boeing asks airlines to inspect Honeywell emergency beacons PARIS (Reuters) - Boeing (BA.N) said it had asked airlines using Honeywell (HON.N) fixed emergency beacons to inspect the devices on most of its worldwide fleet to gather data for regulators following a recent fire on board a parked 787 Dreamliner. Britain's accident investigation board has recommended worldwide inspections of lithium battery-powered emergency locator transmitters in the wake of the fire on an Ethiopian Airlines-owned Dreamliner in London earlier this month. "Boeing is asking specific operators of 717, Next-Generation 737, 747-400, 767 and 777s to inspect aircraft with the Honeywell fixed emergency locator transmitters," a Boeing spokesman said in an emailed statement on Sunday. "The purpose of these inspections is to gather data to support potential rulemaking by regulators," he added. Reporting by Tim Hepher; Editing by Paul Tait