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U.S. FAA confirms Boeing halt to 787 Dreamliner deliveries
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that Boeing had temporarily halted deliveries of 787 Dreamliners as the agency waits for more data to determine if the planemaker's planned inspection method meets federal requirements. "Boeing still needs to show that its proposed inspection method would meet FAA’s federal safety regulations. The FAA is waiting for additional data from Boeing before determining whether the company’s solution meets safety regulations," the FAA said… (www.msn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Why not try something different and have the NTSB look into Boeing's safety practices on the 787? A break in the paradigm between FAA and industry might be a possible great learning opportunity. I know it's not the NTSB's purview. But if you want a different result, it requires doing something different.
Boeing has leadership that couldn't differentiate between a glue brush from a Cleco. Put practitioners into leadership and then watch what positive changes result.
Just like NHTSA with the auto industry, the FAA is into more CYA mode. Bill Lear was correct when he said the FAA was the carbuncle on the backside of aviation! If "guvment" agencies and regulators would work with the industry, (what a novel idea) instead of against them, things would go a lot smoother. Any mass production product will have a glitch, so give Boeing credit for fixing the problem, not ignoring it, like GM.
The problem is, genius, that the FAA DOES work with the industry, and far too often!
The FAA is a 2-headed monster. It is to 'regulate' the industry, and also 'promote' that same industry. It's had a hard time doing both, and occasionally fails at the former because of the later.
The FAA is a 2-headed monster. It is to 'regulate' the industry, and also 'promote' that same industry. It's had a hard time doing both, and occasionally fails at the former because of the later.
I do not claim to be a genius, unlike MH370. You must own stock in Airbus or Generous Mother. I am merely pointing out that far to often the FAA has made serious missteps in their enforcement. Many times political influence is behind it. Of course our MS media is all to willing to pile on an American company, while giving a foreign company, with govt' subsidies a free pass. President Reagan was right when he stated the scariest words spoken are, "I am from the govt', and am here to help."
I am interested to know where the 787s in question were built: Washington or South Carolina. I have my suspicions that there is a trend.
I thought all 787 production was in SC.
I heard that it might all get moved to SC, but I'm unsure. Boeing states it is being made in Everett as well, but page is undated (link below). Rumor had it that all SC-manufactured 787s made a stop in Everett to fix everything prior to delivery.
https://www.boeing.com/company/about-bca/everett-production-facility.page
https://www.boeing.com/company/about-bca/everett-production-facility.page
It was a rumor started by disgruntled union employees in Everett who were in peril of losing their high-paying jobs to lower paid non-Union employees in SC.
Apparently, it was not a rumor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/08/business/boeing-787-dreamliner.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/08/business/boeing-787-dreamliner.html