Interesting development...
UK investigators: Disable locator beacon on 787s
LONDON (AP) - U.K. air accident investigators recommended Thursday that aviation authorities temporarily disable a Honeywell emergency transmitter on all Boeing 787 Dreamliners following a fire last week at London's Heathrow Airport.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch also recommended that the FAA and other regulators carry out a safety review of lithium-battery powered emergency locator transmitter systems in other types of aircrafts. [sic]
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20130718/DA7K1AR81.html
It will be interesting to read Boeing's response. We're due to fly on one later this year and I'm watching all this with particular interest.