This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21363491
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Boeing Dreamliner: Battery probe results 'weeks away' | |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| A US regulator has said it may take "weeks" for it to complete its probe into battery problems that hit two of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner planes. | A US regulator has said it may take "weeks" for it to complete its probe into battery problems that hit two of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner planes. |
| A battery on one plane caught fire, while a malfunction forced another to make an emergency landing last month. | A battery on one plane caught fire, while a malfunction forced another to make an emergency landing last month. |
| The incidents led to the authorities grounding all 50 of the 787s in use. | The incidents led to the authorities grounding all 50 of the 787s in use. |
| However, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said that the battery being used in the 787s may not necessarily be unsafe. | However, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said that the battery being used in the 787s may not necessarily be unsafe. |
| "I would not want to categorically say that these batteries are not safe," said Deborah Hersman, head of the NTSB. | "I would not want to categorically say that these batteries are not safe," said Deborah Hersman, head of the NTSB. |
| "Any new technology, any new design, there are going to be some inherent risks. The important thing is to mitigate them." | "Any new technology, any new design, there are going to be some inherent risks. The important thing is to mitigate them." |
| Ms Hersman added that the NTSB was "running through the macro level to the microscopic level on this battery". | Ms Hersman added that the NTSB was "running through the macro level to the microscopic level on this battery". |
| "But I think we are probably weeks away from being able to tell people here's what exactly happened and what needs to change." | "But I think we are probably weeks away from being able to tell people here's what exactly happened and what needs to change." |