Japan presses Boeing to redesign 787 battery

The Japan civil aviation authority (JCAB) has released a new report calling for Boeing to redesign the lithium ion batteries aboard the 787 that are responsible for three cell venting events since January 2013. Airlines should “adopt the design changes which will be prepared by Boeing and implement them as soon as possible”, says the JCAB report, dated 19 December. (www.flightglobal.com) Altro...