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The NTSB holds Boeing and the FAA responsible for the Dreamliner fire

By Sal McCloskey1 min readGoogle News

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a lengthy report delving into the battery fire that grounded the entire Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet last year. Though the agency doesn’t explicitly identify the cause of the incident, it does name the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Boeing, and lithium-ion battery manufacturer GS Yuasa all as collective culprits for the fire, with regard to how the battery was manufactured and how it was permitted for use on the plane.

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