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Old April 19th 13, 11:04 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.crafts.metalworking,rec.aviation.military,talk.politics.misc,alt.society.labor-unions
Bradley K. Sherman
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Default Is the 787 a failure ?

|
| Boeing's revolutionary 787 airliner moved significantly
| closer to returning to service on Friday when the Federal
| Aviation Administration approved design modifications for a
| malfunctioning battery system that caused a worldwide
| grounding of the new planes.
|
| "These changes to the 787 battery will ensure the safety of
| the aircraft and its passengers," said Transportation
| Secretary Ray LaHood.
| ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/boeing-787-may-fly-again-soon/2013/04/19/c82218cc-a920-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html

No word on what actually happened to cause the problem.

--bks