tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553457216067299334.post3412888162398739941..comments2024-03-21T21:07:51.635-04:00Comments on All things 787: 787 February Production and Delivery ReportUreshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10277326957559578045noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553457216067299334.post-9621173242445946902014-03-20T02:52:49.887-04:002014-03-20T02:52:49.887-04:00Boeing told investor it’s would assembly 10 787 a ...Boeing told investor it’s would assembly 10 787 a months <br />Boeing now has Class Action Lawsuits for not meeting rate of 10 per months and Boeing is writing checks to airlines, 500 millions to Air India and 33 million to POT airlines <br />Boeing Dream-liner Lawsuit Dismissal Upheld on Appeal - Bloomberg<br />www.bloomberg.com/.../boeing-class-action-case-dism...Bloomberg L.P.<br />the 787 was start on 3-28-2-2003 and only 122 787 has been delivery thomas85225https://www.blogger.com/profile/18116843290773575205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553457216067299334.post-68438551593807031762014-03-07T19:16:35.230-05:002014-03-07T19:16:35.230-05:00There's some more info on the wing inspections...There's some more info on the wing inspections in the wall street journal. This may be partly why some aircraft spent longer in the EMC after coming out of the production line prior to paint.<br /><br />http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304732804579425543538877488?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304732804579425543538877488.html&fpid=2,7,121,122,201,401,641,1009<br /><br />"Boeing and its partner are inspecting 787s with line numbers running from 151 to 193, representing around a fifth of all Dreamliners built since 2007, according to the same person familiar with the issue.<br /><br />The latest problem to affect the Dreamliner program stems from fasteners used to connect aluminum shear ties on the wing ribs to the carbon fiber composite wing panel, according to two people familiar with the situation. <br /><br />The fasteners were over-tightened without the use of manufacturing fillers, compressing a gap in the structure and in some cases caused hairline cracks of less than an inch. If left unchecked can cause unintended stress on the jet's structure and could lead to further damage.<br /><br />"We understand the issue, what must be done to correct it, and are completing inspections of potentially affected airplanes. We are addressing affected airplanes as required," said the Boeing spokesman.<br /><br />The manufacturing defect is a rare significant quality defect for Mitsubishi, whose quality control has traditionally been a model for Boeing to emulate inside its own factories. The Japanese company wasn't immediately available for comment.<br /><br />A Boeing supplier in Italy made a similar manufacturing error that was discovered in 2010 when assembling horizontal tails for the Dreamliner, requiring significant work on dozens of aircraft.<br /><br />Mitsubishi builds the carbon fiber composite 787 wings at its Nagoya, Japan factory before they are shipped by a heavily-modified 747 jumbo jet to Boeing's final assembly lines in Everett, Wash. and North Charleston, S.C. Japanese suppliers build 35% of the Dreamliner, the first jetliner to be made from a majority of carbon fiber composites<br /><br />Boeing said it expects each jet will take one to two weeks to inspect and correct, depending on its position in the production process. About 17 of the 42 aircraft are fully completed and seven have been undergoing pre-delivery flight tests, according to external sources tracking the program. <br /><br />The rest of the 787s are in various states of assembly, or the wings are still in Japan and have yet to be shipped for final assembly."Vab Andleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08056546073774873483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553457216067299334.post-78174129660115036332014-03-07T19:07:16.795-05:002014-03-07T19:07:16.795-05:00Wing crack article in 3.7.14 WSJ - This describes ...Wing crack article in 3.7.14 WSJ - This describes the problem and fix in adequate detail. <br /><br />http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304732804579425543538877488?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304732804579425543538877488.html1coolguy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/18386118652263417781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553457216067299334.post-8890722687845760842014-03-07T19:02:05.277-05:002014-03-07T19:02:05.277-05:00WING CRACKS! WHAT NEXT???
Uresh - Have any info o...WING CRACKS! WHAT NEXT???<br /><br />Uresh - Have any info other than the brief new clips? <br />None of them mention the extent of the cracks or the mods' needed to fix them, etc. <br />Thanks! 1coolguy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/18386118652263417781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553457216067299334.post-55535788660766633612014-03-07T18:47:06.679-05:002014-03-07T18:47:06.679-05:00saw an article indicating Boeing 787s in productio...saw an article indicating Boeing 787s in production (about 40 of them) need their wings inspected for cracks due to a supplier issue (Mitsubishi)<br /><br />http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-boeing-cracks-20140307,0,5114194.storyVab Andleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08056546073774873483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553457216067299334.post-45793892819246726492014-03-06T05:44:44.941-05:002014-03-06T05:44:44.941-05:00Rumour here is that the Air Canada 787's will ...Rumour here is that the Air Canada 787's will be delayed due to a passenger seat certification issue. Any truth to that?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051907254270947150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553457216067299334.post-22754798066322186372014-03-05T23:52:37.127-05:002014-03-05T23:52:37.127-05:00Nice summary Uresh!
Still would like to know why...Nice summary Uresh! <br /><br />Still would like to know why McNerney has a job! Everyone on the 787 program below him has been "reassigned" or "retired", so I presume the board may wake up one of these days and give McNerney the boot. <br /><br />If not, the shareholders should ask for ALL their resignations!<br /><br />What a mess. I read the other day the estimated 787 program costs are now TWENTY BILLION!!!<br /><br />Put that cost into the business plan and with a profit of what, $30m per unit, how many does that require delivered? 667. <br /><br />Wow, what could have been. 1coolguy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/18386118652263417781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553457216067299334.post-61945906015078995982014-03-05T10:13:10.407-05:002014-03-05T10:13:10.407-05:00Waiting for the 787 in KenyaWaiting for the 787 in Kenyabankelelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180926084939364063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553457216067299334.post-74159047640382497272014-03-04T14:41:04.735-05:002014-03-04T14:41:04.735-05:00Kenya will not take their first 787 until April.
...Kenya will not take their first 787 until April.<br /><br />http://centreforaviation.com/news/kenya-airways-to-receive-first-787-on-04-apr-2014-second-777-300er-in-may-2014-313046Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718025775048850622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553457216067299334.post-27154015711989843032014-03-04T13:30:02.259-05:002014-03-04T13:30:02.259-05:00It might be a bit optimistic to see such a step ch...It might be a bit optimistic to see such a step change in deliveries but we will see. United has stated in their SEC filings that their next frame isn't due until the second quarter but it might be delivered this month and put into service next quarter. I also wonder if Qatar is delaying their deliveries until June. They have delayed their a380s until june while they wait for the new airport to open and suspect they might do the same with the next batch of 787stommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351623381671475692noreply@blogger.com