Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) may be able to put its 787 Dreamliner back in service shortly. The problems with a battery on the plane that had caused fires and smoke have been resolved.
Boeing’s airline partners have had to take the plane off of their routes and use alternative aircraft, which they claim has cost them money. Boeing may have to pay these carriers penalties. More importantly, the flying public may be afraid that the 787 is unsafe, and that belief may take some time to overcome.
The Wall Street Journal said about the Dreamliner’s return to service:
The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to move as soon as Friday to end a three-month grounding of Boeing Co.’s BA -0.66% 787 Dreamliner jet, according to people familiar with the matter.
Barring some last minute delay, these people said, the FAA will announce Boeing has demonstrated that the 787’s redesigned batteries are safe, convincing regulators in the process that various internal enhancements and a new protective metal container will prevent fires and automatically suck smoke or toxic fumes out of the cutting-edge plane.
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