to offset what Boeing has lost due to sloppiness
isn't it a bit harsh to accuse someone of "sloppiness"? at least it seems a bit premature, before we know what happened.
on occasion of their "demo flight", Aviation week wrote: "Boeing 787 engineers took on large-scale technology risks in designing this aircraft" - a statement which sadly seems to all too true (good read:
Aviation Week Evaluates Boeing 787 ).
As for your predictions about USA inc, I'm not going to comment on that, but I predict once the issues have been understood and solved (which might take time), it will eventually fly
and I believe most people will praise it, and quickly forget about all of this.