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US aviation body to inspect Boeing 787s amid production issues Manufacturing defects in the Boeing 787 are the latest problem for the aviation giant, which has struggled with the global downturn in travel caused by the pandemic and the after-effects of the 20-month grounding of the 737 MAX US aviation regulators will inspect four Boeing 787s amid concerns over production flaws in the jet, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told AFP on Thursday. Manufacturing defects on the 787 were discovered last year, prompting Boeing to suspend deliveries of the model in November, adding to the crises faced by the struggling aviation giant. "The FAA is taking a number of corrective actions to address Boeing 787 production issues. One of the actions is retaining the authority to issue airworthiness certificates for four 787 aircraft," the regulator said. "The FAA can retain the authority to issue airworthiness certificates for additional 787 aircraft if we see the need." Issuing airworthiness certificates is usually handled by Boeing employees who inspect the planes under an agreement with the regulator, though the FAA said its inspectors do occasionally examine planes themselves. Boeing announced last September that it had discovered defects in a fuselage joint and the horizontal stabilizer, and launched an investigation into the defects. The company has struggled with the global drop in travel demand caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the after-effects of the 20-month grounding of its best-selling 737 MAX jet, which has returned to the skies in recent months. Boeing said new orders overtook cancelations last month for the first time since November 2019. The company aims to resume production of the 787 this month but at the slower rate of five per-month rather than the usual 10. "We are encouraged by the progress our team is making on returning to delivery activities for the 787 program," a Boeing spokesperson said. "We have engaged the FAA throughout this effort and will implement their direction for airworthiness certification approval of the initial airplanes as they have done in the past." https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-aviation-body-inspect-boeing-161827100.html

Boeing Loses Key Authority On Additional Aircraft To FAA The Federal Aviation Administration said late Wednesday that its regulators, not Boeing (BA) employees, would inspect specific 787 Dreamliners before they enter service. Boeing stock fell. Boeing had been responsible for the basic final safety checks needed to issue an airworthiness certificate before delivery. But FAA said it would now be responsible for the checks for four 787 Dreamlines as Boeing deals with production issues. "The FAA is taking a number of corrective actions to address Boeing 787 production issues," the FAA said in a statement. "One of the actions is retaining the authority to issue airworthiness certificates for four 787 aircraft. The FAA can retain the authority to issue airworthiness certificates for additional 787 aircraft if we see the need." The FAA's move is similar to what it did in 2019 with the 737 Max after two fatal crashes, which raised scrutiny on the regulator's earlier practice of delegating certain safety and oversight functions to Boeing. Boeing has more than 80 787 Dreamliners awaiting delivery, according to Ascend data cited by the Wall Street Journal. United Airlines (UAL) is due to receive two of them in late March or early April, sources told the Journal. The aerospace giant stopped deliveries in October as it looked to deal with quality control issues that included excessive gaps in the vertical tail fin that could cause strain on the structure of the plane and shims that were the incorrect size. Boeing's manufacturing processes came under fire after two deadly 737 Max crashes led to a 20-month grounding. Investigations into Boeing's certification process further exposed a toxic work culture, and warnings from some employees said overworked factory staff were making mistakes.