I’ve had the dubious “pleasure” of being a 787 pilot for several years now, starting with the unedifying experience of a manufacturer’s conversion course. None of this surprises me. I recall picking up an airframe from BSC. They are very nice people. However I did ask several probing technical questions that were met with absolutely blank stares - of the “what do you mean”, rather than the “that’s commercially confidential” variety. I didn’t leave with a feeling of increased confidence. If you’ve been in aviation a long time, and done enough factory/ engineering visits, spent your time in hangars, you know what an “aviation culture” feels like. It wasn’t there at all.
Hey ho, sooner I’m out of this mugs game the better.