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NPR Story
3:36 pm
Thu March 7, 2013
787 Batteries May Be Fixable, But Planes Won't Get Off The Ground Anytime Soon
By editor
Originally published on Thu March 7, 2013 5:13 pm
Boeing's Dreamliner 787s remain grounded. And neither investigators nor Boeing can say exactly what caused a battery fire on a Japan Airlines jet. Nevertheless, Boeing thinks it has a fix, and while the Federal Aviation Administration is poised to allow Boeing to begin proving the redesign will be effective, the planes won't be back in service anytime soon.