Boeing faces new US investigation into ‘missed’ 787 inspections

FAA examining whether employees may have falsified records after firm said it might not have properly carried out checks

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Boeing faces a new investigation after the planemaker told US regulators it might have failed to properly carry out some quality inspections on its 787 Dreamliner planes.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was investigating whether Boeing completed the inspections and whether company employees may have falsified aircraft records".