(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) US regulators said they will perform a far-reaching review of the design, manufacturing and assembly of Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner after a fire on a Japan Airlines jet this week and several other incidents even while government officials declared the plane safe.
"We are confident about the safety of this aircraft, but we're concerned about these incidents and will conduct a review until we are completely satisfied," Michael Huerta, head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), told a Press conference.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood went a step further: "I believe this plane is safe and I would have absolutely no reservations about boarding one of these planes and taking a flight," he said.
The review is in addition to a US National Transportation Safety Board probe of the January 7 fire that the agency said caused severe damage to the battery pack area of the 787 after passengers disembarked in Boston following a flight from Tokyo. A couple of jets were grounded last month by a power fault which Boeing said this week it had traced to flaws in power panels.
"We have complete confidence in the 787 and so do our customers," Boeing Commercial Airplanes President Ray Conner said at the Press conference.
Boeing said in a statement earlier that it "welcomes" the opportunity to conduct a joint review with the FAA. "Boeing is confident in the design and performance of the 787. It is a safe and efficient airplane," it said.
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