Boeing 787 suffers two bruising days of problems

Airlines flying Boeing Co’s new 787 Dreamliners need to take extra steps to ensure the planes don’t have engine failures or fires because of a manufacturing fault in the fuel line, a U.S. regulator warned.

Improperly assembled parts in Boeing’s newest jet could cause the planes to run out of fuel, experience “engine power loss or shutdown, or leaks on hot engine parts that could lead to a fire,” the US Federal Aviation Administration said in issuing a formal rule requiring US carriers to inspect the fuel systems.

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