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The head of Federal Aviation Administration says he is confident the Boeing 787 is safe, but he remains concerned about recent incidents, including a fire and a fuel leak earlier this week. Michael Huerta, the FAA administrator, said at a news conference Friday that there is nothing in the data the agency has seen to suggest the plane is not safe. Ref. USAToday

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U.S. Regulators ordered airlines to stop flying their Boeing Dreamliner jets until they can show they've fixed a fire risk linked to battery failures aboard the jets.

The move by the Federal Aviation Administration follows an emergency landing in Japan that prompted that country's two major airlines to ground their fleets of 787s, and a similar problem aboard a Dreamliner on the ground in Boston nine days earlier.

The FAA said United is the only U.S. Airline operating the 787, with six in service. Ref. CNN

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You would think things like this would have been tested over and over again before making the plane ready for public transportation, something is not right here.

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Airlines have canceled hundreds of flights in the eight days since Boeing 787 jets were grounded amid safety concerns.

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Boeing announced fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday and said it has no plans to change its 787 Dreamliner production schedule despite a government directive to investigate recent fires associated with the giant airplanes. In the fourth quarter, Boeing earned $1.28 per share vs. Wall Street estimates of $1.19 a share on revenues of $22.4 billion. Excluding pension-related costs, Boeing's profits were up 9% in the fourth quarter vs. The same period a year ago. Ref. USAToday

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Boeing says it will maintain stepped-up production of its Dreamliner jet, despite not knowing yet what caused battery fires on two of them. The company says it's found nothing yet to suggest lithium-ion batteries were wrong for the plane. Ref. USAToday

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The Federal Aviation Administration says it will permit Boeing to fly its 787 Dreamliners on test flights. The test flights are aimed at gathering additional information on the batteries in hopes that passenger flights could resume. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced a full review of the plane's manufacture and design on Jan. 11, just after the battery fire on a Japan Airlines 787 parked in Boston. On Jan. 16, the FAA and other regulators around the world grounded the 50-plane fleet after an All Nippon Airways 787 made an emergency landing in Japan because of a smoldering battery. Ref. USAToday

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The FAA has approved Boeing's plan to fix its 787 Dreamliner's fire-prone batteries, but says testing is still needed. Ref. USAToday