FAA: Boeing's 'Dreamliner' under review
WASHINGTON -- The government stepped in Friday to assure the public that Boeing's new 787 "Dreamliner" is safe, even as it launched a comprehensive review to find out what caused a fire, a fuel leak and other worrisome incidents this week.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood declared, "I believe this plane is safe, and I would have absolutely no reservations about boarding one of these planes and taking a flight." Administrator Michael Huerta of the Federal Aviation Administration said his agency has seen no data suggesting the plane isn't safe, but wanted to find out why safety-related incidents were occurring.
The 787 is the aircraft maker's newest and most technologically advanced airliner.
It is the first Boeing plane to use rechargeable lithium ion batteries, which charge faster and can be molded to shapes that are more space-saving than other batteries. A fire ignited Monday in an auxiliary power unit battery pack on a Japan Airlines 787 empty of passengers in Boston. Also this week, a fuel leak delayed a flight from Boston to Tokyo of another Japan Airlines 787.
On Friday, Japan's All Nippon Airways reported two new in-flight problems with the aircraft -- an engine oil leak and a cracked cockpit window.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
