Boeing, FAA defend approval of 787 Dreamliner

Boeing and federal regulators have told US lawmakers they learned crucial lessons from the 787 Dreamliner’s battery problems, but they defended the certification process as “quite robust” and safe enough.

The Federal Aviation Administration also said at a hearing on Capitol Hill that it would release results of its review of Boeing’s design, manufacturing and assembly of the 787, a new high-tech jet that uses lithium-ion batteries for backup power. The agency declined to specify a date, but said it would release the review results this summer.

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