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FAA says Boeing will fix new production defect on 787 Dreamliners before deliveries resume
The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said Boeing will fix another manufacturing defect that was discovered on some of its 787 Dreamliner planes that haven’t yet been delivered to customers. Boeing halted deliveries of the wide-body planes in May for the second time in a year as the FAA reviewed the manufacturer’s method for evaluating the aircraft. Boeing first disclosed incorrect spacing in some parts of certain 787 aircraft, including the fuselage, last year, halting deliveries for… (www.cnbc.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
When Boeing Corporate moved to Chicago, the management that was giving priority to engineering ended. The new priority was profit. They build their 787s here in North Charleston and there are no tours offered. Any efforts to unionize are slammed. Quality control suffered for a number of reasons, but the emphasis was build them fast. As you’re aware, the lack of proper quality control has practically halted deliveries. The Chicago Board needs to return or be split to put engineering oversight back to Seattle.
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it seems to me that every time boeing tryies to get out of the hole thye are in it gets deeper
Lets not blame the south and it's workers as Airbus builds 320 and 220s in Mobile Alabama and they seem to be doing a good job. IMHO it's the culture at Boeing that needs to change and it starts in that board room.
Thank you, Robert!
Everyone is overdoing this, it's a surface shimming issue and it's being fixed. Not exactly a devastating problem, mostly an efficiency issue.