Despite repeated attempts, however, no one has yet devised a fix that does not hurt somebody, and almost every potential loser wields considerable influence in Congress.
Boeing's shares closed up 3 percent, continuing a rally that began last month as the company devised a fix to the battery problems that had grounded the 787s since January.
Congress now needs to devise a real fix that would be fair to doctors and make a serious effort to slow the rise of Medicare spending.
With 787 Dreamliners grounded around the world, Boeing is scrambling to devise a technical fix that would allow the planes to fly again soon, even as investigators in the United States and Japan are trying to figure out what caused the plane's lithium-ion batteries to overheat.
After well over a year of trying, Pratt has been unable to devise a permanent fix for the PW4000 engine, used on the Boeing 767 and the Airbus A330 and A310, to correct a serious surge problem.
After well over a year of trying, Pratt has been unable to devise a permanent fix for the PW4000 engine, used on Boeing's 767 as well as the Airbus A330 and A310, to correct a serious surge problem.
In the 1830's, another French engineer, Thome de Gamond, began what would be a 40-year effort to devise a workable fixed link across the Channel.
But if Toyota can devise an effective fix quickly, that could prevent mass defections.
After the second round of hearings, the Bush White House, not wishing to add the auto industry's demise to its chapter in history, worked with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to devise a short-term fix.
At the urging of a private detective on the case, a 300-pound inventor named Aaron Dodge hauls himself out of a metaphysical funk to devise a method for fixing the $5 million state lottery.
