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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]
I saw an interview with a man (now retired)who was a "whistleblower" on the problems with manufacturing the boeing 787 Dreamliner..he said he personally witnessed people leaving shards of metal inside engine parts etcetera, rather than cleaning up the debris left,in order to speed production of the 787's..he had some pictures he had taken to back up his allegations..American airlines says they will still keep their orders for more of that particular aircraft..boeing is a very old company, and until recently,had the respect of major airlines,passengers and pilots.let us hope they can correct all of their really serious issues and get their reputation back..
As former aircrew with over 16,000 flying hours. It's time to re-evaluate the entire process of training the people who build, and people who fly today's aircraft. My first instructor told me never to forget "remember your training, follow the checklists, but most importantly "FLY THE BLOODY PLANE!!"
Too much reliance on these automated systems and minimum training hours for trainee pilots makes for bad cockpit management and the possibility of errors being missed, as well as not having the traditional "Feel" for flying a plane.
I talk to a lot of current Captains and First Officers who say they are only given minimal training, and the airlines are pushing them harder than ever before to ignore such things as weather hazards and non essential failure items, in order to make schedules and make more $.
We all need to stop and re-consider the entire structure of the global airline business and ATC shortages, as well as considering the implications for passengers with lack of good service and an attitude of arrogance towards the travelling public.
Too much reliance on these automated systems and minimum training hours for trainee pilots makes for bad cockpit management and the possibility of errors being missed, as well as not having the traditional "Feel" for flying a plane.
I talk to a lot of current Captains and First Officers who say they are only given minimal training, and the airlines are pushing them harder than ever before to ignore such things as weather hazards and non essential failure items, in order to make schedules and make more $.
We all need to stop and re-consider the entire structure of the global airline business and ATC shortages, as well as considering the implications for passengers with lack of good service and an attitude of arrogance towards the travelling public.
These procedures basically the law for pilots is AVIATE, NAVIGATE COMMUNICATE.
Boeing built a plant in South Carolina for cheap, non-union labor. They are getting what they are paying for.
Boeing dropped like a rock in the last couple months.. comon Boeing!
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.