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Boeing whistleblower raises doubts over 787 oxygen system
By Theo Leggett Business correspondent, BBC Newscopyright BoeingA Boeing whistleblower has claimed that passengers flying on board the company's 787 Dreamliner could be left without life-saving oxygen if the cabin were to suffer a sudden decompression.
John Barnett, a former quality control engineer at the company, says he organised tests which suggested that up to a quarter of the oxygen systems used on the aircraft could be faulty and might not operate when needed.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50293927
The story repeatedly refers to "oxygen bottles" for the pax O2 systems. Does the 787 not have O2 generators for the pax system? Or is the reference just the result of confusion on the part of the reporter and editors?