Washington: The US Government has stepped in to assure the public that Boeing’s new 787 ‘Dreamliner’ is safe to fly, even as it launched a comprehensive review to find out what caused a fire, a fuel leak and other worrisome incidents this week.
Despite the incidents, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood declared yesterday: “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 the review to find out why safety-related incidents were occurring.
The 787 is the aircraft maker’s newest and most technologically advanced airliner, and the company is counting heavily on its success. It relies more than any other modern airliner on electrical signals to help power nearly everything the plane does.
12/01/13 PTI/Business Line
