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FAA: 787 Dreamliner is "safe" but launches joint review with Boeing

Dennis Schaal

Photo Credit: LOT Polish Airlines took delivery of its first Dreamliner of eight ordered, in November 2012.  Boeing

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Defenders of the Dreamliner, who have argued that every new aircraft experiences similar problems in the early days, are clearly misguided, as the FAA review attests.

The FAA announced this morning it will conduct a joint review with Boeing into the 787 Dreamliner's manufacturing processes and the bevy of incidents that have occurred since the FAA certified the aircraft and it was introduced into service around the world. "I believe this aircraft is safe and what we are seeing are issues involved in bringing" any technologically advanced aircraft into service," FAA administrator Michael Huerta said at a press conference with Transportation Secret

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