Ethiopian 787 Fire Update: FAA To Order Inspection But Not Removal of 787 ELTs

While the European Aviation Safety Agency announced that it will order the removal of emergency locator transmitters from Boeing 787s in the fleets of European carriers, the FAA is taking a wait and see approach, announcing in a press release that it is "working with Boeing to develop instructions to operators for inspection" of ELTS on 787 aircraft. Both the FAA and EASA announcements come in response to the British Aviation Accident Investigation Board - the UK equivalent of the NTSB - recomme...