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Boeing plans to keep pumping out 787s during Dreamliner grounding

Joshua Freed

Photo Credit: The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is showed off at the Dream Tour in Sydney, Australia.  Flickr / Christopher Neugebauer

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Boeing has already embarrassed itself with the delay of Dreamliner deliveries once, so until FAA halts manufacturing, it’ll keep building planes and presumably adjusting its design as safety issues arise.

Boeing said 787s will keep rolling off the assembly line while it works to get the planes grounded by regulators back flying again. Boeing's newest, flashiest jet was grounded worldwide on Thursday after one plane suffered a battery fire and another had an emergency landing because pilots detected a burning smell. The two incidents prompted airlines and regulators around the world t

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