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Another Boeing 787 flight cut short on United
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-06-24/another-boeing-787-flight-cut-short-on-unitedAnother Boeing 787 flight cut short on United
By By David Koenig
June 24, 2013
DALLAS (AP) - Mechanical glitches that caused three United Airlines flights to be cut short in the past week might have gotten little notice except for one detail: All the planes were Boeing 787s.
The 787, which Boeing calls the Dreamliner, faces more scrutiny than normal because it was grounded for three months by concern about overheating lithium-ion batteries.
Aviation experts say the three recent incidents with United planes didn't appear to pose any threat to passenger safety. But, they say, the reputation of Boeing and its newest plane will suffer if glitches continue to pile up:
- On Sunday, a United 787 flight from Houston to Denver returned to Houston shortly after takeoff because of what United called "a brake indicator issue."
