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Their latest news statement is on the 9th February. Not bad for a website that is supposed to keep everyone up to date on the 787.
Which makes me wonder about this:
Its possible that this V-P may have gone 'off reservation' to soothe the customers. Or there is a deeper split within company ranks over the strategy for handling this issue. Its all just guessing from where I sit.
Boeing always liked to present a unified face to regulators, the press, customers, etc. This might be one reason why we are not seeing the breadth of investigation that I'd expect on this topic. They can't have multiple teams of engineers pursuing various hypothesis. That would look like uncertainty. And that could undermine their image as the ultimate technical authority for all things flying.
One way or another, rest assured that Boeing is expending quite a bit of energy to maintain their public image and legal liability. Sadly, probably a lot more than their engineering budget.