New Delhi: State-run carrier Air India’s brand new fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners that has been on the ground since January after several of these aircraft world over reported battery fire may resume operations by April end.
According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation Arun Mishra, the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), the highest authority on civil aviation has approved Boeing’s plan to fix the battery-fire problem. A team of Boeing engineers is expected here by the month end which will rectify the battery snag.
“Air India can put these Dreamliner aircraft into service by the end of April after tests on the lithium ion battery packages are successfully carried out by Boeing,” he said.
The Boeing team will take about a week to address the battery problem and a new battery kit is likely to be installed in each of the six grounded Dreamlines in AI’s fleet.
16/03/13 New Indian Express
