FAA approves Boeing 787 battery plan

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has approved Boeing’s certification plan for the redesign of the faulty 787 Dreamliner battery system, allowing further testing and analysis of the new system to make sure it's in compliance with current guidelines. Boeing redesigned internal battery components to lessen the chance of a short circuit, the culprit determined to have caused the lithium battery fires aboard a Japan Airlines 787 flight in Boston. The Boeing team also added a ne...

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