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From a report I have seen here at Boeing St. Louis, the problem isn't the batteries. Testing on both the good and burnt batteries show no faults. Now they are looking into the system(s) that charge, cool and monitor the batteries. Engineering will find the problems and fix them. Then another round of flight test will be conducted to stress the system beyond 100% design and the FAA will again certify the aircraft good to go.

The 787 has already proven itself as lighter, stronger, quieter and can carry a heavier payload longer and faster than other aircraft of it's class. And just like other newly introduced aircraft no matter who built them, bugs will happen. After all, it is a man made product and nothing built by man is perfect.

So bottom line, the problems are being addressed and will be corrected.