The FAA and EASA have temporarily grounded the U.S. and European fleets of Boeing 787s after a second incident involving a battery fire forced a Dreamliner to make an emergency landing in Japan on Wednesday.
The FAA said Boeing would have to demonstrate that the lithium ion batteries involved were safe before 787 flights could resume, but the agency gave no details on when that might happen. The U.S. directive applies only to United Airlines, but the FAA was urging other airlines to follow suit and temporarily suspend 787 flights. Airlines have heeded that advice, effectively grounding the world 787 fleet.
