Meanwhile, Reuters interviewed Kiyoshi Kanamura, a professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University, who said that the logical solution for Boeing would be to install ceramic plates between each cell and add a vent to the battery box.

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On Friday, Boeing gave US regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), its plan to fix the battery problems, which reportedly involves a significant redesign of the battery pack with new ceramic insulation around each of the battery's eight cells.

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