787 fire while on the ground and unoccupied at BOS

[XR650R]

http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/201...nal-airport/1HCFhQuwAn8ELwuDg5oDgI/story.html

Seems like airlines that were early adopters ordering the 787 are being punished for their decision.

 

[Andy]

If it's Boeing, I'm not going ...


Thermal runaway on a battery?

 

[dalad]

sniff, sniff, what's that smell?

 

[johnsonrod]

Airbus sabotage!!!!!

 

[hyflyin]

sniff, sniff, what's that smell?

Its the smell of outsourcing your product.

 

[hyflyin]

If it's Boeing, I'm not going ...

Because it's melting at the gate.

 

[BrickTop]

Plastic Junk......JUNK JUNK JUNK.

 

[Quimby]

Plastic Junk......JUNK JUNK JUNK.

Metal airplanes have never had electrical or battery issues?

 

[johnsonrod]

Plastic Junk......JUNK JUNK JUNK.

You referring to the Embraer line of products??? A JetBlue friend of mine refers to the E190 as a big, plastic Bic razor...

 

[airplane wizard]

APU battery

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/07/boeing-787-boston-idUSL1E9C745S20130107

Lucky it was on the ground.