Mcginty engineering confirm boeing in discussion to retrofit Mk I solid mahogany Li-on battery containment structure within 787 section 47.
Lead airlines evaluating minor performance penalty
Joking aside, does anyone else remember the first 70 or so 777s delivered with Carbon pax cabin floor beams connected to flight deck aluminium floor beams? Thermal expansion was not identified in the design or test phase as an issue and as it turned out the launch customers became the guinea pigs for revolutionary weight saving ideas. Ultimately, Boeing paid out. Instead, manufacture a four engined, 3 crew aircraft crafted from Stainless Steel and arrange payment to launch customers for several years free fuel. Huzzah.