787 Continues to be a disaster on introduction. United, Qatar and now LOT have multiple technical faults on the 787
Aircraft supplied to Qatar and LOT were delivered with faults. Both of LOT's aircraft have failed repeatedly.
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Very serious accident. Two week old Japanese Airlines 787 catches fire after landing, adding to the dozens of incidents the small number of aircraft have been involved in. This may result in the ETOPS certification being removed and trans-Atlantic flights...
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The 787 has obviously not been tested enough.
Flames about two feet (0.6 meter) high shot out of an avionics compartment in the jet's belly, and there was a small explosion afterward, Massachusetts Port Authority Fire Chief Robert Donahue said today in an interview. No passengers were...
bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-07/boeing-787-damaged-in-fire-while-on-ground-in-boston.html
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21 minutes from smelling smoke to hitting the ocean.
an 8 (Reuters) - A fuel leak forced a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner operated by Japan Airlines to cancel its takeoff and return to the gate at Boston's Logan International Airport Tuesday, a fire official said, the second incident in...
reuters.com/article/2013/01/08/boeing-japan-airlines-idUSL1E9C88NH20130108
The 787 Nightmare becomes the first aircraft in decades to be subject to a FAA safety review
Boeing Balked at FAA Review of 787
U.S. regulators Friday began a comprehensive review of the design and assembly of Boeing Co.'s new 787 jet, a move initially resisted by the company, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Its interesting that the authorities are going back to the certification process to look for faults. Some of these problems sound like QA issues (fuel lines not properly installed, etc.). On the other hand, if these are issues with design...
pprune.org/rumours-news/504995-787-review-called.html