concur,
the FAA went above and beyond to provide Boeing with an expedited validation process....
Now the FAA is going to review the entire process...
and that was BEFORE Boeing slammed them..
It was also interesting that Boeing looks like they will not compensate airlines that are grounded, stating "you accepted it"...
one can only imagine where this is all going.
(dont worry, the engineers are going to strike anyways...wont have to worry about deliveries in the near future...)
from the other thread..
"Boeing will move away from its original lithium ion battery design for its main and auxiliary power units, flight-control electronics, emergency lighting system and recorder independent power supply. Instead, Boeing is investigating the incorporation of manganese inside the lithium ion battery to boost service life.
Boeing has not determined which 787 will be the first to receive the new battery modifications, although multiple programme sources have told Flight's FlightBlogger affiliate that
the new battery could be introduced as early as Airplane Seven, the first production 787 scheduled for delivery to All Nippon Airways in the third quarter of 2009. "
Boeing looks to boost 787 lithium ion battery service life
This just in....
Federal investigations said Sunday they had ruled out excessive voltage as the cause of a battery fire on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Boston this month,
"excessive" is different than "overcharging"....
