Boeing Poised for 787 Battery Fixes With Teams in Japan
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Boeing Co. has sent several teams of engineers to Japan, home to the biggest operators of the grounded 787 Dreamliner, to get ready for battery upgrades as the planemaker escalates efforts to return the jets to service.
Equipping each 787 with new lithium-ion batteries will take four to five days once the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approves the proposed fix, said Marc Birtel, a Boeing spokesman. He declined to give details on how many people are involved in Japan or the pace of any future repairs.