U.S. agency to conduct comprehensive review of Boeing 787
By The Associated Press - Friday, January 11, 2013 - 0 Comments
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is conducting a comprehensive review of the…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is conducting a comprehensive review of the design, manufacture and assembly of the Boeing 787, even while government officials declared the plane safe despite recent incidents including a fire and a fuel leak earlier this week.
Michael Huerta, the FAA administrator, said at a news conference Friday there is nothing in the data the agency has seen to suggest the plane is not safe, but the agency wants to figure out why the safety-related incidents are occurring.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood went a step further: “I believe this plane is safe and I would have absolutely no reservations about boarding one of these planes and taking a flight,” he said. Continue…
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Boeing has ‘extreme confidence’ in troubled 787
By The Associated Press - Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 2:45 PM - 0 Comments
Boeing said Wednesday it has “extreme confidence” in its 787 Dreamliner even as federal…
Boeing said Wednesday it has “extreme confidence” in its 787 Dreamliner even as federal investigators try to determine the cause of a fire that has prompted new worries about the plane.
The fire happened Monday in one of the plane’s lithium ion batteries. Mike Sinnett, Boeing’s chief engineer for 787, wouldn’t comment on that specific incident, but told reporters that the battery is designed to avoid overheating and the area around the battery is designed to withstand a fire.
But questions remain about the high-profile jet, which has a lot riding on it both for Boeing and its airline customers. After a nearly three-year delay, Boeing has delivered 49 of the 787s so far, and has about 800 more on order. Continue…
