Originally Posted by
Iver
For those of us who don't know much about the 787 beyond what is read in Flight and typical crew speculation, what about it makes it vulnerable to the axe with Virgin? Obviously it is very late to the game and that disrupts scheduling/planning. Why else would Virgin consider axing the 787? Any thoughts?.
Here is the new announcement today that first flight has yet again been delayed, probably by a few more months, this time because sections of the fuselage have been found to be not strong enough.
Boeing postpones first flight of 787
More reinforcement = more weight on an already overweight aircraft. You also wonder why this was not discovered in computer modelling before, as we are getting on for 2 years now after planned first flight.
It's continuous announcements like this that start purchasers thinking when they should say Enough is Enough.