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Boeing probed in US over possible falsified records on 787

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The exterior of a 787 Dreamliner at the Boeing manufacturing facility in North Charleston, on December 13, 2022. [AFP]

US air safety authorities are investigating whether embattled aviation giant Boeing completed required inspections on its 787 aircraft and whether employees falsified records, officials said Monday.

The issue centers on whether Boeing undertook required inspections to "confirm adequate bonding and grounding where the wings join the fuselage on certain 787 Dreamliner airplanes," the Federal Aviation Administration said in an email.

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