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787 Dreamliner teaches Boeing costly lesson on outsourcing
The next-generation airliner is billions of dollars over budget and about three years late; the first paying passengers won't be boarding until this fall, if then. Boeing's dream was to save money. The reality is that it would have been cheaper to keep a lot of this work in-house. (www.latimes.com) 기타...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Reading this story doesn't give you a real feeling of comfort about flying on this airplane. I think I'll wait until it's been in service awhile.
better than any airbus they have tried to fly through the weeds. i would be the first paying passenger on the first revenue 787 flight if i could afford it.
Not entirely sure, TTail.
To be blunt, Boeing took a punt on doing the same thing that Airbus had done, and it cost them dearly; in time, money (funding, and penalties), and their reputation. They now know what Airbus has gone through in relation to composites and getting them from multiple resources.
Having seen the B787 up close and personal, I can guarantee that it flies, but the price it cost to get it to fly (read: QUALITY) has cost Boeing.
To be blunt, Boeing took a punt on doing the same thing that Airbus had done, and it cost them dearly; in time, money (funding, and penalties), and their reputation. They now know what Airbus has gone through in relation to composites and getting them from multiple resources.
Having seen the B787 up close and personal, I can guarantee that it flies, but the price it cost to get it to fly (read: QUALITY) has cost Boeing.
There is no question that either Boeing or Airbus makes safe airplanes.....the question lies in the costly and time consuming ways of production
Lets see if Boeing can learn from this on the clean-sheet 737 replacement!
Service entry planned for 2020...
Service entry planned for 2020...
I think Boeing learned some good lessons from the 787 program.
1) Engineering and constructing a composite aircraft is harder than you think.
2) Unions will kill you every time.
I will not be surprised the day they announce a complete shutdown of the Everett plant. They already figured out they can put the production line somewhere else for a lot less money.
1) Engineering and constructing a composite aircraft is harder than you think.
2) Unions will kill you every time.
I will not be surprised the day they announce a complete shutdown of the Everett plant. They already figured out they can put the production line somewhere else for a lot less money.