Boeing grounds 787 test fleet

[Parche]

Another delay......:grr::hi:
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Boeing has grounded its 787 fleet temporarily because of a quality problem in the horizontal tails of the 787 Dreamliners built by Italian manufacturing partner Alenia.

The problem was discovered within the past week.

Engineers are inspecting all 23 planes already built, and some will need a fix that may take up to eight days' work.

Dreamliner program spokeswoman Yvonne Leach said Thursday the problem is "regrettable but under control."

"We made a decision to be prudent and do the inspections first," Leach said.

She said it won't cause another delay in the schedule for completing flight testing and first delivery of the new airplane, which has already been delayed by more than two and a half years.

[msongs]

1. boeing coulda made the parts in the USA but chose not to hire Americans nt

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2. A lot of the 787 is made in the United States