Boeing Co. said Friday the proposed redesign of the 787 Dreamliner's battery systems could be installed in aircraft within weeks, hoping to resume services of its flagship that has been grounded worldwide for two months.
The battery has additional safety measures but will undergo more rigorous tests before used in 787s, Boeing said in a statement distributed at a news conference in Tokyo.
Ray Conner, head of the company's commercial planes division, told reporters the manufacturer of the batteries, GS Yuasa Corp., fully cooperated in the process. GS Yuasa shares rose to their highest level in a week on the comments from Boeing, whose proposed redesign of the devices was cleared by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday.