Dreamliners

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Dreamliners
I saw my first B787 today - LOT SP-LRA at Warsaw. Not quite sure what to make of it. I guess it's all about the technology, but it just looks a bit like a slightly out of shape 767. However it was getting a reasonable amount of attention from passengers in the airport. I think so far this is the only one delivered to LOT.

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Seems like there are some "teething" issues with the 787. There were a couple of incidents before xmas and three more this week including a fuel leak and battery fire on separate aircraft.

[wirralbus]

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All new airplane seem to have these teething difficulties , didnt the A380 have problems to start with , then a major problem with cracks in there wings , it seems the B787 is going down something similar.

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the problem here is that Boeing to date have been unable to identify root cause so can't disprove linkage of the problems. You're absolutely right - these sort of issues are not uncommon with new aicraft designs. Personally though I'm in no rush to try one out. Particularly fortunate the fire occurred shortly after landing - not in the air!

[wirralbus]

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ANA have grounded there entire fleet of dreamliners which amounts to 17 examples due to a battery malfunction , which happened in flight .

I now wonder whether this will get the FAA of America to re look at the problems with the Boeing 787 , this is fast becoming a major problem for Boeing , every further incident is pushing airlines towards Airbus.

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(16/01/2013 02:26)wirralbus Wrote:  ANA have grounded there entire fleet of dreamliners which amounts to 17 examples due to a battery malfunction , which happened in flight .

I now wonder whether this will get the FAA of America to re look at the problems with the Boeing 787 , this is fast becoming a major problem for Boeing , every further incident is pushing airlines towards Airbus.

Both major Japanese airlines have now grounded their 787 fleets. This latest battery problem led to a full scale emergency landing.

I have a longhaul on Friday - it's a 747 - glad it's not a Dreamliner!

[wirralbus]

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At the moment you could call a dreamliner a nightmareliner

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(16/01/2013 14:27)wirralbus Wrote:  At the moment you could call a dreamliner a nightmareliner

Too damn right - as either a passenger or a Boeing shareholder.

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this urgently needs sorting, the keenliner, its keen to cause a problem.

how though

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Boeing need to get a grip before the FAA ground all the Boeing 787's , effectively when that happens im sure the airline companies will bail out of existing and new orders .

Boeing will be keeping there fingers tightly crossed no more planes develop faults that require Emergency landings .