Airbus, EU flag battery issue with parked aircraft

Good point. Thanks

Agree we will see many issues with re-activating aircraft from long term storage. In Fall 2020 there was a spate of cracked windshields on Delta 767s, during first international flights after spending 6 months in storage in Mobile, Alabama USA

Yes, plenty of work to do

Yeah, in retrospect maybe not worth reporting about.

Might be the increased risks in lithium battery technology of self-ignition and thermal runaway. Once an aircraft design has incorporated nickel-cadmium NiCd battery technology, it is a major design change to convert to lithium, including going back to the hazard analysis and ensuring that additional risks have been mitigated. Lithium battery technology should only be employed in an aircraft design when its weight-to-energy advantage is essential. And the mechanical packaging, the more complex charging circuitry, and temperature monitoring must all be carefully designed and validated for safety.

Same reason most piston aircraft are still using points ignition, and carburetors for fueling. It's tried and true, and just plain WORKS. Ni-Cad batteries are extremely forgiving to abuse, even though they don't pack the punch of a lithium in the same size. Lithiums are unforgiving of abuse. If they ever fall below a certain voltage, they become instant paperweights. If overcharged, they burn. Not quite the characteristics I'd want while aloft ...

No, since it doesn't evaporate like gasoline does.

Different fuel (heavier), but, I burned 30 year old #2 heating oil in my boiler many years back. The dye had changed color, but that was about it. Was in a hot greenhouse all that time, too. Gasoline would've turned to 100 lbs. of sludge in those conditions.