Boeing explains plan to fix 787 battery problem

Boeing explains plan to fix 787 battery problem

TOKYO, Japan - Ray Conner, president of Boeing Co.'s commercial airplane division, meets the press at Japan's transport ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2013. Boeing explained to Japanese transport regulators its plan to fix the volatile lithium-ion battery used in its 787 Dreamliner, after one operated by All Nippon Airways Co. was forced to make an emergency landing in January.

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