US approves Dreamliner battery fix

A Boeing plan to redesign the 787 Dreamliner's fire-plagued lithium-ion batteries has been approved by America's aviation authority, but there was no word on when the planes would be allowed to fly passengers again.

The 787 fleet has been grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and civil aviation authorities in other countries since January 16, following a battery fire on a Dreamliner parked in Boston and a smoking battery that led to the emergency landing of another 787 in Japan.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%