NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Jan. 17, 2013--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said its ratings and outlook on Boeing Co. (A/Stable/A-1) are not affected after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation authorities in other countries grounded Boeing's new 787. The FAA issued an emergency airworthiness directive temporarily forbidding flights of the 787 by U.S. airlines (United Continental is the only so far to take deliveries) until concerns about the fire risk if the plane's lithium ion batteries overheat is addressed--an action similar agencies in other countries where the aircraft is operated have also taken. Although new aircraft often have minor problems when first introduced, rarely has this resulted in the FAA grounding the fleet. It is not clear
