News Summary: Japan gets 787 battery fix

Published February 28, 2013 4:51pm ET



TOKYO TALK; Boeing CEO Ray Conner met with Japan’s transport minister and other officials in Tokyo to explain his company’s proposal for resolving problems with the 787 Dreamliner’s lithium-ion batteries.

BUILDING BETTER BATTERIES: Boeing’s plan, presented to U.S. regulators last week, calls for revamping the batteries to prevent potential short-circuiting from spreading from any one battery cell to others.

THE SPARK: Dreamliners were grounded worldwide after an overheated battery aboard an ANA 787 domestic flight forced an emergency landing in Japan on Jan. 16.