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Old 11th Sep 2014, 23:34
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MrSnuggles
 
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The rebuttal you wish for is likely not to happen. Most of the accusations and allegations made in this "documentary" are already known. There -were- battery fires. Li-ion batteries -are- a concern. Factory workers of all flavours includes of course even those who may use or abuse drugs of some kind. We know this already. Zooming in on an exploding battery makes for dramatic TV pictures but these are old news!

What may be of great concern are the allegations of "schedule before quality" but it takes just one more battery fire or one hull breakup to ruin the 787 project for the foreseeable future.

The fact that the CEO used very questionable tactics when presenting the 787 die cast 1:1 model was embarrassing for him and the Boeing workers. I can agree on that. But I still don't see how that is big news that needs to be shoved down your throat. OTOH I hear plastic boobs are all the rage now, this might just the be airplane equivalent to Kardashian coverage? ;-D
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