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Boeing Seeks to Reassure Japan on Dreamliner

TOKYO—The head of Boeing Co.'s commercial airplanes unit sought to reassure the public that the company's set of "permanent fixes" would address the safety troubles on its grounded Dreamliner 787.

"It is not an interim solution; this is a permanent solution," said Raymond Conner, the CEO of Boeing's commercial airplanes business, after meeting with Japanese Transport Minister Akihiro Ohta.

The solution includes measures that would both prevent the battery from overheating, as well as contain it in the event it does, Mr. Conner said.

Mr. Conner emphasized the Chicago-based company's confidence in the safety of the ...


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