The 787 Battery monitoring issue has been fixed with the replacement of the BMU. The rest of the fix with the casing etc is largely for public perception. In the future it will probably even be removed. That's what the (non boeing) engineers who have experience of it tell me. They said it's the kind of aircraft they have dreamt of. Not the kind of thing they say often. So, it's great to work with, great to fly, fuel efficient and passenger love it. The only people who appear against it are anonymous internet experts on here who have little or no experience of working on or operating this type.
Boeing isn't in tatters at all, the 787 is a fantastic aircraft. Anyone who has any real experience of operating it or working with it will tell you that. The fuel savings are real and quantifiable, they come from the operators not from Boeing. Airlines are ordering it because it is much more efficient than any comparable type due to the cruise flaps and reduction in bleed air systems.
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