Although Airbus has reiterated its confidence that the lithium ion (Li-ion) main battery architecture it has been developing with Saft and qualifying for the A350 XWB aircraft is robust and safe, since the root causes of the two recent industry Li-ion main batteries incidents remain unexplained, it has decided to activate its “Plan B” and therefore to revert back to the proven and mastered nickel cadmium main batteries for its A350 XWB programme at Entry into Service (EIS). “Airbus considers this to be the most appropriate way forward in the interest of programme execution and A350 XWB reliability.” “In parallel,

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