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Article: United States: Boeing Plays Down Latest Flaw With 787.
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- August 17, 2009
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Byline: kusumv03
On June 23, Boeing Co. executives confronted two problems with the much-anticipated but troubled 787 Dreamliner jet development program. One, involving problems where the plane's wings join the body, Boeing announced, drawing world-wide attention. The other, involving a problem on the 787's composite fuselage, the company kept silent about.
When news of the second problem surfaced late Thursday on an Internet blog that follows the aviation industry, it raised new questions about Boeing's public disclosure policies on the 787 program, which is the Chicago-based aerospace giant's most important development project.
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