This is what I'm beginning to wonder. I understand these batteries bench tested at over 1,000,000 hours without a problem. Now, suddenly....
There are always issues with new or evolving technologies. Aviation is no different. Yes, many lives are involved, so there is a need to proceed with caution. But this soetoro administration is so wedded to the lie that it immediately becomes suspect.
What do the Captains of these planes say? Now that would be interesting to know. But the media is either too stupid or too politically compromised to ask and pursue what seem like obvious questions.