Dreamliner to undergo safety review
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 22:42 PM EST
Dreamliner to undergo safety review U.S. regulators said they will perform a far-reaching review of the design, manufacturing and assembly of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner after a fire on a Japan Airlines jet this week and several incidents last year. "Boeing shares the same commitment to air travel safety that Transportation Secretary LaHood and FAA Administrator Huerta spoke of this morning in Washington, D.C.," Boeing Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney said in a statement. Power flawsThe FAA review is in addition to probe by the safety board of the fire that the agency said caused severe damage to the battery pack area of the 787 after passengers disembarked in Boston after a flight from Tokyo. The Dreamliner conserves fuel by using five times more electricity than other similar jets and by saving weight with a fuselage and wings made from composite materials, not aluminum.