Boeing Says Car Battery Fire Won’t Affect 787 Test-Flight Plans
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Boeing Co. said test flights aimed at restoring grounded 787s to service after battery overheating won’t be affected by a blaze reported in a car battery made by a unit of the company supplying the planemaker.
“We have been assured that the battery in question is fundamentally different from the 787 battery both in its construction processes, design and chemistry,” said Marc Birtel, a Boeing spokesman. An auto battery made by a unit of GS Yuasa Corp. caught fire March 18 during testing, said Mitsubishi Motors Corp., a partner in the battery maker.