Boeing expects 787 flights in 'weeks'
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March 16, 2013, Saturday
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BOEING yesterday said it sees commercial flights of its grounded 787 jets resuming "within weeks" even though it has not pinpointed the cause of battery overheating.
Boeing Co's Chief Project Engineer Michael Sinnett outlined a fix centered on a new design for the lithium-ion battery system that has many layers of safeguards to prevent overheating. It also has measures to contain any problems if malfunctions do occur.
"We could be back up and going in weeks and not months," Sinnett told reporters at a Tokyo hotel.
The 787 fleet was grounded worldwide by the US Federal Aviation Administration, its counterparts in Japan and other nations in January, following a battery fire in a Dreamliner parked in Boston and an overheated battery that led to an emergency landing of another 787 in Japan.
All Nippon Airways, which is a major Japanese carrier, was the launch customer for the technologically advanced Dreamliner planes. With Japan Airlines another customer, about half the 787 jets in use were with Japanese carriers.
The Boeing executives sought to allay flier fears about the 787 by repeatedly stressing their commitment to safety.
They said it would take too long to figure out what had specifically caused the problems in Boston and southwest Japan but the new design would ensure 787s are safe. Boeing came up with 80 possible causes for the battery problems.
Boeing Co's Chief Project Engineer Michael Sinnett outlined a fix centered on a new design for the lithium-ion battery system that has many layers of safeguards to prevent overheating. It also has measures to contain any problems if malfunctions do occur.
"We could be back up and going in weeks and not months," Sinnett told reporters at a Tokyo hotel.
The 787 fleet was grounded worldwide by the US Federal Aviation Administration, its counterparts in Japan and other nations in January, following a battery fire in a Dreamliner parked in Boston and an overheated battery that led to an emergency landing of another 787 in Japan.
All Nippon Airways, which is a major Japanese carrier, was the launch customer for the technologically advanced Dreamliner planes. With Japan Airlines another customer, about half the 787 jets in use were with Japanese carriers.
The Boeing executives sought to allay flier fears about the 787 by repeatedly stressing their commitment to safety.
They said it would take too long to figure out what had specifically caused the problems in Boston and southwest Japan but the new design would ensure 787s are safe. Boeing came up with 80 possible causes for the battery problems.
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