When one reflects on the concerns and of Airbus that were expressed on this website with the teething problems on the 388, it begs the question why the grounding of the Japanese 788 fleets and the FAA review of the aircraft has elicited such a subdued response.
I wouldn't say the response has been subdued. The media response has been quite strong. Until yesterday all the issues were different and the FAA decided on a design review, but not ground the aircraft. That seemed appropriate at the time. Now we have seen two battery fires in two weeks, the Japanese have decided to ground their planes. That also makes sense. I think the FAA should do the same, however hysterical the media get.
It does look bad for Boeing, but they must have contigencies for this sort of thing, And if you are going to have a problem which grounds the aircraft, it is far better that it happens when you have 50 planes in service, not 500.