Posts Tagged ‘Problem’
FAA Faces Obstacles In Approving 787 Fix
Boeing said this week it could move “really fast” to get its 787 Dreamliner back into the skies once regulators approved a fix for battery problems on board the plane. Regulators may not move so quickly. The ...
Airbus Activates ‘Plan B’ for the A350 XWB Batteries
Airbus is confident that the lithium ion (Li-ion) main battery architecture it has been developing with Saft and qualifying for the A350 XWB aircraft is robust and safe. The A350 XWB flight test programme will continue as plann...
Boeing To Fix 787, But May Be Months
The chief executive of International Airlines Group said he was confident that Boeing would overcome problems with its 787 Dreamliner, but added that they could take months to resolve. Uncertainty about the future of Boe...
Boeing Working On 787 Battery Changes
Boeing is working on battery design changes that would reduce fire risks on its grounded 787 Dreamliner and could have the passenger jet flying again as soon as March, the Wall Street Journal reported. Separately, US avi...
NTSB Takes Microscope To Damaged 787 Battery
The US National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday it was carrying out a detailed, microscopic investigation of a battery that caught fire on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Boston as the probe dragged into a fourth ...
787 Problems Put Spotlight On Battery Technology
An electrical fire on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner is drawing renewed scrutiny for lithium-ion batteries, an increasingly important component in planes and hybrid cars. A Japan Airlines 787 experienced a battery fire while pa...
