NEW YORK CITY: Boeing defended its safety practices on Monday, touting aircraft testing protocols as it girds for a tough congressional hearing featuring critics of the embattled aviation giant.

"Boeing is confident in the safety and durability of the 787 and 777," the company said in a PowerPoint presentation accompanying a media briefing with two senior engineers who summarized exhaustive testing procedures to refute whistleblower allegations that some 1,400 Boeing planes suffer from significant safety issues.

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