Guest rimchair Posted April 17, 2013 Posted April 17, 2013 Could someone define 'soon', or 'very soon'? We are almost at the 100 day mark of the grounding in this fiasco, reeks of BS. ""The top aviation regulator said on Tuesday he expects to decide "very soon" whether to approve Boeing's redesigned 787 Dreamliner battery system, potentially ending a three-month ban on flights by the high-tech jet."" http://www.cnbc.com/id/100648823 Quote
Guest rimchair Posted April 28, 2013 Posted April 28, 2013 Why are Ethiopians being used as crash-test dummies? Ethiopian Airlines Flight 801 departed the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa just before 11 a.m. local time on Saturday and arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, at 12:38 p.m. local time, according to the airline's website. The flight made Ethiopian Airlines the first of eight Dreamliner operators to return the jet to service. On Sunday, Dreamliner launch customer All Nippon Airways Co. 9202.TO -0.48% began test flights on a 787 in preparation to resume passenger flights with the aircraft. Quote
Members RA1 Posted May 1, 2013 Members Posted May 1, 2013 What nonsense. Who wants an airliner manufacturer to hurry up and fix an unknown problem? Due diligence is the operative word or so I think. The 787 will fly and make positive history and very soon (by almost anyone's definition). Best regards, RA1 JKane 1 Quote
Guest hitoallusa Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 I agree I can't wait to fly in one.. What nonsense. Who wants an airliner manufacturer to hurry up and fix an unknown problem? Due diligence is the operative word or so I think. The 787 will fly and make positive history and very soon (by almost anyone's definition). Best regards, RA1 Quote
Guest rimchair Posted May 7, 2013 Posted May 7, 2013 Well the first carbon fiber helicopter isn't doing so well either. Just mere teething problems... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/newzealand/10041457/Worlds-first-carbon-fibre-helicopter-crashes-in-Auckland.html Quote
Guest rimchair Posted May 18, 2013 Posted May 18, 2013 If you believe the latest electrical problem in the 787 won't affect safety, you probably believe in deity too! “We believe the incident will not affect the safety of 787 flights.” (Hope so) Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) yesterday said a modified Dreamliner had experienced a fault earlier this month, but insisted it would not affect the restart of the high-tech planes. A company spokeswoman said discoloring on an electrical panel had been caused by vibrations from an insufficiently tightened nut during the flight on May 4, but added the incident was not connected to previous battery issues. “The problem occurred in one particular airplane alone, and we have already fixed the trouble,” the spokeswoman said. “We believe the incident will not affect the safety of 787 flights.” http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2013/05/18/2003562532 Quote
