US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chairman Deborah Hersman told reporters in Washington DC that Boeing and the FAA need to reconsider the assumption made when they certified the 787 batteries. Although the NTSB has not yet found any root cause for the fires, the certification process used by FAA to clear lithium ion batteries for use on 787s has become a key focus of its investigation. In a joint statement, US transportation secretary Ray LaHood and FAA administrator Michael Huerta said FAA has been conducting a “comprehensive review of the 787’s critical systems including the aircraft’s design, manufacture and