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Boeing Resumes Test Flights Of 787

Boeing resuming flight tests of 787 after electrical fire grounded plane for over a month



NEW YORK (AP) -- Boeing will resume flight tests of its long-delayed 787 jet on Thursday, six weeks after they were suspended because of an in-flight electrical fire in the plane's power distribution system.

The company says it installed an updated, interim version of the software that controls the system in the first of six test flight aircraft.

The fire that broke out on a Nov. 9 test flight to Laredo, Texas, was among the most recent of a string of problems that have plagued the 787 over the past two years. Earlier this month Boeing said it was in the middle of a three-week hold on assembling pieces of the plane. Problems with parts supplied by a variety of manufacturers around the world have added to delays.

Japan's All Nippon Airways is still scheduled to receive the first 787 early next year, although many analysts expect deliveries will be pushed back.
Continental Airlines, now part of United-Continental Holdings Inc., was to be the first U.S. carrier to fly a 787 and planned to begin flights between Houston and Auckland, New Zealand, in November 2011. Those are now set for 2012.

Continental will fly a route between Houston and Lagos, Nigeria, with a Boeing 777 instead of the 787. Those flights are to start in November 2011.

On Monday Boeing said it will increase production of the long-range 777, even as the company said it recently received cancellations for orders of three 777s and one 787. The company did not name the customers that cancelled.

Scott Fancher, a Boeing vice president and general manager of the 787 program, said a new schedule for the program will be ready in January. "As we return to flight test and determine the pace of that activity, we remain focused on developing a new program schedule," he said.
 
You call that good news? This beast has been plagued by problems since day one. We ordered them at CAL in what, 2004? Now it's looking like 2012 when we will finally get them. 8 years later. Whoopteefrigging-dooo.

Sure, yeah, grrrrrreat news, until the next hiccup.

Boeing, American assembler of 3rd-world parts.[
 
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You'll never get me near this POS. Wing spar problems, fuselage fastener problems, inflight electrical problems where THEY FIX SOFTWARE???? What a massive pile of @#%! this thing is.
 
Airbus is the way to go, Boeing is a dying company, if they don't get their act together and quick. ITs sad because in the day Boeing airplanes were the best around until they started outsourcing.
 
Airbus is the way to go, Boeing is a dying company, if they don't get their act together and quick. ITs sad because in the day Boeing airplanes were the best around until they started outsourcing.

Funny you say that! I remember the article in USA Today when Boeing went back and rehired a bunch of old retired engineers to fix all the problems.
First problem that the old engineers brought up was no quality control with all the outsourcing!!
 
You'll never get me near this POS. Wing spar problems, fuselage fastener problems, inflight electrical problems where THEY FIX SOFTWARE???? What a massive pile of @#%! this thing is.

Whats the matter, dont like the way it handles on your Microsoft Flight Sim?

Yes I agree way too much outsourcing, but still a good plane.
 
It is going to be an Excellent plane, although it will be a hangar queen for a year or two until they get all the bugs worked out.

Biggest mistake Boeing ever made was the outsourcing! Trying to get things done cheaper has cost them BILLIONS....way to save that money Boeing...you DUMBAZZES!!!!!! Greed....it will be the Death of the Best Airplane on the market if they don't look in the mirror and get their CRAP TOGETHER!:mad:
 
It is going to be an Excellent plane, although it will be a hangar queen for a year or two until they get all the bugs worked out.

Biggest mistake Boeing ever made was the outsourcing! Trying to get things done cheaper has cost them BILLIONS....way to save that money Boeing...you DUMBAZZES!!!!!! Greed....it will be the Death of the Best Airplane on the market if they don't look in the mirror and get their CRAP TOGETHER!:mad:

Agreed. Opening a second production line in South Carolina was a good idea. Outsourcing so much was a big mistake. Also, tell those Union Boys in Seattle that their craaap won't fly - time to get your work on and get'r done...
 
Plastic pile of garbage built by accountants and theoretical physics.......Sadly people may likely perish on this airplane when the theories of composites come to their reality. Some things should learn to be left alone.
 
Plastic pile of garbage built by accountants and theoretical physics.......Sadly people may likely perish on this airplane when the theories of composites come to their reality. Some things should learn to be left alone.

Perhaps you should look at the history of aluminum and of pressurized airplanes.
 
Perhaps you should look at the history of aluminum and of pressurized airplanes.

50 years of history and development have brought aluminum airplanes to their level of safety and reliability today. This project has continuously been forced into streamlined production. Boeing has detoured from many of its founding principals in the interest of saving a dollar.
 
Airbus is the way to go, Boeing is a dying company, if they don't get their act together and quick. ITs sad because in the day Boeing airplanes were the best around until they started outsourcing.

Well said. Tragic, but true.

Throughout the "great recession" of the past 2 yrs, the Germans have made huge progress in their economic footprint not by outsourcing but rather by sticking with what they are known for. Perfection and quality engineering.

We Americans could stand to learn a thing or two from them.

Outsourcing simply isn't worth the headaches it brings on.... buuuuuuuut, they don't teach that at Yale/ Harvard/ Stanford yet.
 
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The outsourcing at Boeing has as much to do with the global nature of airlines than just saving a buck-
I'm no apologist for outsourcing- but there are so many treaties and combination deals: we'll buy x # airplanes if we can get x jobs building the (______) - it makes my head spin-

A problem yes- but also if you're Qantas and are going to spend billions on airframes- why wouldn't you push for jobs to help the economy- which will lead to more people flying-

Outsourcing is a problem in aviation in general simply bc AVIATION greases and stimulates economies on so many levels
 
Anyone remember the engineers strike? I think it was over 30 million. The last expense I saw said something like 300 Billion loss so far, with order cancellations, non delivery, or boeing loss to Airbus. I can't belive anyone is still there from the line manager up. The board of directors have completely been derelict. There should be huge signs in SEA for "qualified managers".
 
Are you referring to the strike in fall of 2008? That strike cost Boeing $2.7 billion in NET earnings and $6.6 billion in revenue. Yet the CEO and Chairman still got his bonus that year.

Accountability... not.
 
Ya, but there was something else I read recently about the losing furture revenues from all of the cancellations and boeing to Airbus customers. But ya, how can anyone still be employed in the management office??
 

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