Boeing discloses new quality problem on 787 Dreamliner jets

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Boeing discloses new quality problem on 787 Dreamliner jets

The disclosure comes as FAA chief Michael Whitaker tells a Senate panel that the agency’s oversight of Boeing has been “too hands-off.”

By Lori Aratani
June 13, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. EDT

Boeing announced Thursday it will conduct additional inspections of some of its 787 wide-body jets after disclosing that fasteners on the fuselages of the planes may have been incorrectly installed, the latest in a string of quality issues that have plagued the aerospace giant.

The issue affects jets that have yet to be delivered, the company said in a statement. It said 787 Dreamliners currently in service are safe to operate, though it plans to determine whether airlines with planes in operation need to take any action.

The company made its disclosure as Michael Whitaker, head of the Federal Aviation Administration, was preparing for a Friday visit to the South Carolina factory where the 787 is built, part of the agency’s stepped-up oversight of Boeing.

While a door panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight earlier this year brought scrutiny of Boeing’s manufacturing practices, it also renewed long-standing questions about the FAA’s oversight of the company.

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By Lori Aratani
Lori Aratani writes about transportation issues, including how people get around -- or don't. Her beat includes airlines and airports, as well as the agencies that oversee them. Twitter https://twitter.com/loriara

[FirefighterJo]

1. To be honest...

In my younger days I flew as a passenger ten times around the moon and back in mileage every year for 15 years. I lived in planes I had 11 emergencies during that time... Every time with a Boeing! Today I check litterally, mostly for fun travel, that it is on an Airbus. I will never fly Boeing again unless they can prove for 10 years they can keep a plane from crashing because of design AND production faults! Sorry but really... I shat my pants too many times on a Boeing

[unweird]

4. Ummm

The moon is roughly 240,000 miles from earth and a round trip around the moon and back would be maybe 500,000 miles x 10 roundtrips per year x 15 years equals ~ 75,000,000 miles. I hope you got frequent flyer miles.

[FirefighterJo]

5. I did

And ok maybe 5 times but I lived in airports and planes.... was my job .that mile high club...when you know the ins and outs.... Bingo. A 747 has nice purser bunks btw

[Goonch]

2. 👇👇👇👁️👁️

[marble falls]

3. With an FAA under a Democratic administration putting Boeing under a microscope with a tighter regime of ...

... over sight, I might not be getting on a Boeing for quite a while, I'd consider buying Boeing stock.

[FirefighterJo]

6. Let s await november

But I am right net to you on that idea