The head of Boeing’s commercial aircraft division defended the company’s refusal to ditch a controversial new battery type for its troubled 787 Dreamliner, although doing so might have returned the aircraft more quickly to flight…
All 787s worldwide have been grounded worldwide since January 16 following two severe overheating incidents in 10 days involving the revolutionary aircraft’s lithium-ion batteries…
Airbus, Boeing’s main rival in the international passenger jet market, announced on February 15 that it was ditching lithium-ion batteries – which are more flammable – in favour of traditional nickel-cadmium batteries. Both aircraft makers had intended to use lithium-ion batteries because they are around half the weight of nickel-cadmium and generally perform better… (more)
