The Federal Aviation Administration has prohibited commercial, test and delivery flights of U.S.-registered 787s since twin lithium-ion battery incidents on Japan Airlines Co.
Most important, however, is how the Co-op's withdrawal from the Lloyds deal highlights the tension between the government's twin ambitions - of making banks safer through increased and improved regulation and promoting competition.
It envisions a behemoth mother ship with twin, narrow fuselages, featuring six Boeing Co. 747 engines attached to a record 385-foot wingspan, plus a smaller rocket pod nestled underneath.