More Battery Problems for Boeing's Dreamliner Jet

Battery problems have prompted the grounding of another Boeing 787, one year after a similar issue led to a months-long global suspension of the jet's flights. Japan Airlines reported that a mechanic saw white smoke rising from beneath the cockpit of a parked Dreamliner during routine maintenance at Tokyo's Narita International Airport on Tuesday. An investigation found one of the eight cells of the plane's troubled lithium-ion battery had leaked. It said a safety valve...

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