Quote from FAA statement:
Before further flight, operators of U.S.-registered, Boeing 787 aircraft must demonstrate to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the batteries are safe.
In view of all the many possibilities for very serious failures of the Lithium-ion battery type - as described in the other threads re the 787 problem, and highlighted in the 2 recent cases - I cannot see how it in any way will be possible to satisfactorily fulfill this requirement. At least not in the short term.
I think that BOEING as a relatively quick fix will have to go "back" to an earlier battery technology, and honestly what are the problems with that: higher cost, heavier weight, more space required, costly and time consuming modifications - too bad, but manageable items for a large company.
Last edited by grebllaw123d; 17th Jan 2013 at 18:03.