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Boeing Defends Safety of 787 Dreamliner After Whistle-Blower’s Claims

After a Boeing engineer went public with safety concerns, the company invited reporters to its South Carolina factory and top engineers vouched for the plane.

By Mark Walker and Niraj Chokshi

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Dish Soap to Help Build Planes? Boeing Signs Off on Supplier’s Method.

An F.A.A. audit found Spirit AeroSystems using Dawn soap and a hotel key card in the manufacturing process. The company says its techniques were inventive, not careless.

By Mark Walker

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FAA Investigates Claims by Boeing Whistle-Blower About Flaws in 787 Dreamliner

The whistle-blower, an engineer, says that sections of the plane’s body are being assembled in a way that could weaken the aircraft over time. Boeing says there is no safety issue.

By Mark Walker and James Glanz

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Did One Guy Just Stop a Huge Cyberattack?

A Microsoft engineer noticed something was off on a piece of software he worked on. He soon discovered someone was probably trying to gain access to computers all over the world.

By Kevin Roose

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