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Furthermore, the costs would be shared by key suppliers, such as Thales (power conversion prime), GS Yuasa (battery supplier), and Securaplane (a Meggitt subsidiary in charge of the battery charger), as their recent market sell-off indicates.
FORBES: Boeing In A Race Against Time As Entire 787 Dreamliner Fleet Grounded On Battery Issue
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Japanese inspectors have cleared the maker of the battery, GS Yuasa, of any defects before the unit leaves the factory.
FORBES: Is Boeing's 787 Battery Design Flawed? Ask Elon Musk
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Battery maker GS Yuasa Corp.
WSJ: Asian Shares Fall as Commodities Slide
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Boeing did some of the safety testing on the 787 battery system, but much of the testing was done by a subcontractor, Thales of France, which made the 787's electrical system, and by battery maker GS Yuasa of Japan, according to a previously released NTSB report.
NPR: NTSB Probes Safety Testing Of Boeing 787 Batteries
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Japanese battery maker GS Yuasa has seen its shares fall 11% since 7 January when an electrical fire broke out on a JAL 787 at Logan International Airport in Boston, although they rebounded 1% on Monday as it became apparent the fault may not have been a pure battery problem.
BBC: Dreamliner: Japan and US probe battery maker
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Japanese and U.S. investigators looking into the Boeing 787's battery problems shifted their attention this week from the battery-maker, GS Yuasa of Kyoto, Japan, to the manufacturer of a monitoring system.
NPR: US Regulator Asks Boeing For Full Battery History
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Johnson Controls competes with other major automotive battery manufacturers like Exide, GS Yuasa, East Penn and Fiamm in this space.
FORBES: Johnson Controls Can Motor To $34 On Asian Demand
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The Dreamliner is the first private jet to use a lithium battery, according to Tsutomu Nishijima, a press officer for GS Yuasa.
CNN: U.S., other nations ground Dreamliners over fire risk