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The Independent UK
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A new setback hits a Boeing jet: US will require inspection of pilot seats on 787s

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Federal safety officials are requiring inspections of cockpit seats on Boeing 787 Dreamliners after one of the jets went into a dive when the captain’s seat lurched forward without warning and disconnected the plane's autopilot system.

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