Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Airlines lose millions as 787 battery investigation continues

Battery

Aviation investigators and Boeing are continuing to determine what went wrong with the lithium-ion batteries on the 787 Dreamliner this month, prompting the first grounding of an American commercial airplane fleet since 1979.


As the airplane maker tries to find a fix, its customers are trying to figure out how to juggle schedules and routes to fly passengers with 50 Dreamliners grounded around the world. And at least one of those airlines is already saying it expects to be compensated by Boeing.


By: Jason Paur, Edited by: David Cornish


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via Wired.co.uk



http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-01/22/787-battery-investigation

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