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Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jun 2013, 15:18
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

From a 19 May incident on a 787 which had just...

From a 19 May incident on a 787 which had just re-entered service



and now

Japan Airlines halts 787 flight after battery pressure sensor problem (http://www.cnbc.com/id/100783163)
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Apr 2013, 14:43
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

"Profit" is nothing, as any of us with a finance...

"Profit" is nothing, as any of us with a finance background will confirm. I'll bet all the complete but undelivered 787s are in the books at their full sales value as trade stock.

Have dealt with...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Apr 2013, 12:34
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

Such "gob****es" between them have many hundreds,...

Such "gob****es" between them have many hundreds, if not thousands, of man-years of experience at the technical end of the business. They also have the ability to sift out those who post...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Apr 2013, 14:57
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

This is in itself a disappointing view. A number...

This is in itself a disappointing view. A number of those contributing here are competent and experienced aviation professionals, who have viewed the whole issue unfold. Conspiracy Theory, let alone...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Apr 2013, 11:45
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

I would agree with all of this, and it is...

I would agree with all of this, and it is shameful that the FAA has gone this way. However, the bulk of the 787s are for export rather than for the US market. It will be interesting to see what the...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Apr 2013, 08:41
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

Anyone noticed that after all the sudden Boeing...

Anyone noticed that after all the sudden Boeing PR hoopla at the time the test flights were authorised, it's all gone awfully quiet from Boeing again for some time.

Wasn't it all meant to be done...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2013, 14:57
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

Not a new phenomena. Don't forget the DC-10 hold...

Not a new phenomena. Don't forget the DC-10 hold doors, where the manufacturing subcontractor repeatedly stated the latching design was an accident waiting to happen. Any common aspect between the...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Apr 2013, 21:44
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

An interesting one for Boeing's lawyers : ...

An interesting one for Boeing's lawyers :

United, Boeing Agree to 787 Buyback - FlyerTalk Forums...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2013, 08:57
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

I think this is a bit inappropriate, trying to...

I think this is a bit inappropriate, trying to stick it on the front-line staff at ANA and Japan AL (the two principal 787 operators so far, with more than half the total deliveries between them),...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2013, 15:15
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

They will have to be shipped out by freighter...

They will have to be shipped out by freighter aircraft. I believe that UPS have experience with shipping this type of cargo, notably around Dubai ..........
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2013, 19:22
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

Interesting. Rumour had it this was indeed one of...

Interesting. Rumour had it this was indeed one of the things that did the MD-11 in for major passenger operators. It was, of course, all fully certified by the FAA and everything, but amazingly...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2013, 09:15
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

Michael O'Leary's "it's regulatory crap" comment...

Michael O'Leary's "it's regulatory crap" comment on the 787 issue

Ryanair CEO: Boeing 787 Problems 'Regulatory Crap' - Yahoo! Finance...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2013, 18:05
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

Not my original understanding, but if so why not...

Not my original understanding, but if so why not fill the firebox with nitrogen like the tyres ?
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2013, 11:37
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

Please, please, tell me that this rubbish was...

Please, please, tell me that this rubbish was written by a PR girlie fresh from a Media Studies college course, and not by one of Boeing's technically-qualified staff. Honestly, if this nonsense had...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2013, 14:48
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

Well, if it happened twice in 50,000 hours, and...

Well, if it happened twice in 50,000 hours, and Boeing haven't identified (as I understand it) what the cause was, but only have palliatives, it will happen pretty soon again. Hopefully fully...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2013, 17:55
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

No, that's just a PR perspective of the world....

No, that's just a PR perspective of the world. Only one face (their own, approved, one of course, which makes the PR team feel important). But in reality, if you can't get to the bottom of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2013, 07:52
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

Boeing Marketing V-P says the 787 proposal is a...

Boeing Marketing V-P says the 787 proposal is a "permanent fix"

UPDATE 1-Boeing confident has permanent 787 battery fix-exec | Reuters...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2013, 13:11
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

But Boeing just won't entertain this. They have...

But Boeing just won't entertain this. They have come up with all sorts of workarounds to avoid this. If that is their attitude to the prime cause of the fire, what is going to be their approach to...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2013, 11:43
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

The fire came to the attention of the ground crew...

The fire came to the attention of the ground crew through the smoke permeating the aircraft and the electrics shutting down.

Is there no smoke/fire alarm in the E/E compartment ? Do we have smoke...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2013, 22:53
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

Although many are looking at this NTSB report,...

Although many are looking at this NTSB report, published today, as new information, I bet there isn't a single item of fact about the event in there that was not known to the Boeing Board of...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2013, 19:02
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

One thing that seems to be developing is a split...

One thing that seems to be developing is a split between the FAA and the NTSB, the Feds siding with Boeing, and the NTSB seeming to be coming to much more cautious views. I somehow get the impression...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Mar 2013, 22:15
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

We have to remember, what do airlines actually...

We have to remember, what do airlines actually buy from airframe manufacturers. They do not buy MBA knowledge, they buy very sophisticated, well designed and built, clever, Engineering Products....
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Mar 2013, 14:50
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

Stonecipher came with the McDonnell Douglas...

Stonecipher came with the McDonnell Douglas purchase, having presided over the sales of their commercial types having fallen off a cliff in their final years leading to the demise of the company, a...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Feb 2013, 11:01
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

I do find it extraordinary again, this time that...

I do find it extraordinary again, this time that Boeing have put forward a "final fix" which informed commentators almost all seem to find quite inappropriate.

If the FAA turn it down, I would...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2013, 11:36
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

It does look like the two major Japanese users of...

It does look like the two major Japanese users of the 787 have ganged up on Boeing this last weekend. In addition to the All Nippon statement, the chairman of Japan Air Lines made an interview with...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2013, 10:09
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

Have any Boeing CEOs had that technical...

Have any Boeing CEOs had that technical understanding and wisdom since the days of Phil Condit ?
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2013, 07:37
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

All Nippon cancels the 787 from the next three...

All Nippon cancels the 787 from the next three months of schedules

BBC News - Dreamliner: Japan's ANA cancels more Boeing 787 flights (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21571545)

Given that...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2013, 14:01
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

I haven't seen any quotes yet about what the...

I haven't seen any quotes yet about what the operating airlines think. It will be their reputation, and their liability insurance, that will be on the line. I would expect them to tell Boeing where...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2013, 11:51
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

Is the production operation still installing...

Is the production operation still installing lithium batteries in these aircraft still coming down the line ???
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2013, 10:03
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

The 747 had no safety issues, no in-flight fires,...

The 747 had no safety issues, no in-flight fires, was not three years late on first delivery, managed to deliver over 100 to the airlines in the first 18 months, pretty much at the original dates...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Feb 2013, 12:26
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

Airbus dumping Lithium batteries on A350 ...

Airbus dumping Lithium batteries on A350

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/02/14/us/ap-us-airbus-batteries.html?_r=0

a clever move by Airbus at just the right time ! This will make it pretty...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Feb 2013, 11:36
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

I see that Boeing PR, who have been notably...

I see that Boeing PR, who have been notably coy/inept on the subject to date, have suddenly leapt into action with news stories ensured in just about every publication imaginable that test flights...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2013, 08:59
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

Very good. Actually the 787 is, at least...

Very good.

Actually the 787 is, at least conceptually, marketed by McDonnell Douglas. The rot set in when Boeing CEO Phil Condit (lifelong Boeing guy, worked up through engineering, programme...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Feb 2013, 18:27
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

With a situation like this one would hope that...

With a situation like this one would hope that CEO McNerney would be taking the helm, communicating confidently with the media that the issue is correctly gripped, that engineering resolutions are...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jan 2013, 09:53
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By WHBM

From BBC news BBC News - Dreamliner: Boeing...

From BBC news

BBC News - Dreamliner: Boeing defends 787 batteries (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21271614)

I wonder why "routine maintenance" has led to "an investigation". And if...
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