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US officials probe allegations Boeing workers falsified inspection records

Boeing's safety record has been under intense scrutiny since a door panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January [Gavin McIntyre/The Post And Courier via AP]

Air safety officials in the United States are investigating whether employees at Boeing falsified inspections records for the 787 Dreamliner.

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that it had opened the probe after Boeing voluntarily informed officials that it may not have completed required inspections to “confirm adequate bonding and grounding where the wings join the fuselage on certain 787 Dreamliner airplanes”.

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