Video- President and CEO of BCA and Boeing Statement on 787
Neelam Mathews Jan 12, 2012 Even as JAL reported a fire in the auxiliary lithium battery pack of the 787 and ANA suffered from brake problems, a senior official of the DGCA told Aerospace Diary that "action would be taken once the US NTSB report is released on the 787. He did add: "Air India's six 787s have had no issues and are working well." While fires in batteries are rare, they have been linked to aviation accidents, electric vehicle blazes and exploding smartphones. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has logged 33 instances in which batteries have caught fire on commercial airplanes since 2009. Of those cases, 26 — or 79 percent — involved lithium-ion batteries, according to the agency, writes Japan Times. "Damage from Monday's fire was confined to within about 50 cm of the battery pack, the NTSB reported. Meanwhile- this is the statement issued by Boeing: Boeing is confident in the design and performance of the 787. It is ...