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FAA Approved Eclipse Jets Despite Problems

The Wall Street Journal:
High-level Federal Aviation Administration officials gave preferential treatment to the maker of Eclipse personal jets, according to House Transportation Committee investigators, by allegedly overlooking design problems, minimizing test-flight malfunctions and overruling concerns inside the agency before approving the innovative aircraft in 2007.
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