From the article - and the report:
So another finding that is very positive for Boeing is the review’s conclusion — after a study of in-service data — that the 787’s reliability is “equal to or better than” the performance of Boeing’s previous airplane, the 777, at the same stage of its development.
http://seattletimes.com/html/busines...rsightxml.html
Now, it may be possible to disagree as to the meaning of "is".