U.S. regulators approved on Friday a revamped battery system for Boeing Co’s 787 Dreamliner，a crucial step in returning the high-tech jet to service after it was grounded in January because its lithium-ion batteries overheated.
美國(guó)監(jiān)管部門(mén)19日批準(zhǔn)了波音公司787“夢(mèng)想”客機(jī)電池系統(tǒng)的改進(jìn)方案。這將是1月份以來(lái)因鋰離子電池過(guò)熱而被禁飛的該型高科技客機(jī)重新恢復(fù)運(yùn)營(yíng)的關(guān)鍵一步。(路透社)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval of design changes allows Boeing to immediately begin making repairs to the fleet of 50 planes owned by airlines around the world.
此次美國(guó)聯(lián)邦航空管理局批準(zhǔn)的設(shè)計(jì)變更方案，將允許波音公司立即對(duì)由全球多家航空公司擁有的停飛中的50架客機(jī)進(jìn)行修理。(路透社)
Planes now need to be fitted with a “containment and venting”system for both the lithium-ion batteries. That includes a stainless-steel enclosure to prevent heat，fumes or fire from spreading if a battery overheats in flight，said the FAA.
據(jù)聯(lián)邦航空管理局稱，改進(jìn)后的飛機(jī)需要為鋰離子電池組安裝包括不銹鋼外殼的“隔離和通風(fēng)”系統(tǒng)，如若在飛行途中某一電池過(guò)熱，能防止熱量、煙霧、火勢(shì)的擴(kuò)散。(英國(guó)廣播公司)
FAA administrator Michael Huerta said：“A team of FAA certification specialists observed rigorous tests we required Boeing to perform and devoted weeks to reviewing detailed analysis of the design changes to reach this decision.”
聯(lián)邦航空管理局官員邁克爾·維爾塔表示，該機(jī)構(gòu)一個(gè)認(rèn)證專(zhuān)家小組對(duì)波音進(jìn)行的嚴(yán)格測(cè)試予以監(jiān)督，并花費(fèi)數(shù)周時(shí)間對(duì)設(shè)計(jì)變更方案進(jìn)行詳細(xì)分析，最終才確定該項(xiàng)決定。(《衛(wèi)報(bào)》)
Jim McNerney，Boeing’s chief executive，said the FAA’s decision “clears the way for us and the airlines to begin the process of returning the 787 to flight with continued confidence in the safety and reliability of this game-changing new airplane”.
波音公司首席執(zhí)行官吉姆·麥克納尼稱，聯(lián)邦航空局的決定“為我們以及其他航空公司準(zhǔn)備787客機(jī)的復(fù)航掃清了道路，并使大家對(duì)這款改進(jìn)后的新型飛機(jī)的安全性和可靠性充滿信心。”(《金融時(shí)報(bào)》)
FAA said airlines needed to replace the batteries to return to service. It said it will publish a final directive next week. Other international regulators are likely to follow but it will still be a couple of weeks before flights resume.
聯(lián)邦航空管理局表示，航空公司須先更換787客機(jī)的電池方能恢復(fù)運(yùn)營(yíng)，并稱4月22日-28日當(dāng)周將發(fā)布最終指示。其他國(guó)際監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)可能采取相同措施，但距離復(fù)航仍將有數(shù)周時(shí)間。(英國(guó)廣播公司)
All of the 50 Boeing 787 planes in service were grounded in mid-January after their lithium-ion batteries emitted smoke on several separate occasions.
今年1月中旬，全球50架投入運(yùn)營(yíng)的波音787客機(jī)因數(shù)起鋰離子電池過(guò)熱冒煙事件而遭全部禁飛。(英國(guó)廣播公司)