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New York Times: Claims of shoddy production draw scrutiny to a second Boeing Jet
From the New York Times: Workers at a 787 Dreamliner plant in South Carolina have complained of defective manufacturing, debris left on planes and pressure to not report violations. (worldairlinenews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
This is very troubling, and based on reports of debris in air force deliveries published elsewhere, this problem seems to be systemic here. How did we so badly lose our way as a quality manufacturing leader in this country? This has nothing to do with a union vs non-union shp, but the values intrinsic to the organization (or lack there of). Back to basics!
While the issue may not be one of union vs non-union, it does appear to be one of corporate responsibility vs profit-above-all. The same motives that drove Boeing to an anti-union state are behind the decline in quality.
if a corporation desires quality....why would they build in S. Carolina ?
Boeing built a plant in South Carolina for cheap, non-union labor. They are getting what they are paying for.
I don't want to replace the 'ain't' on my Boeing hat with 'is' !! Now the 78, after the 73....
It's a shame that these types of issues are coming to the forefront of a respected and innovative company like Boeing. It seems that the practices that caused issues around the 787 - including the non-union and under trained shop in South Carolina - have spilled over to the 737 MAX. Hopefully the 777-9 has been spared some of these same signs of degrading quality.
Normally competition is good for consumers and product quality. Seems in this case, Boeing has been more concerned with keeping their profits up by racing against Airbus than they have delivering the type of product they've been known for. One has to wonder what happens when planes being produced in Asia start coming on line when Boeing finds the market even more difficult to navigate.
Normally competition is good for consumers and product quality. Seems in this case, Boeing has been more concerned with keeping their profits up by racing against Airbus than they have delivering the type of product they've been known for. One has to wonder what happens when planes being produced in Asia start coming on line when Boeing finds the market even more difficult to navigate.