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I get this feeling that since Boeing would not bow down to the unions, the unions are bringing down Boeing. It would not be the first time they tried to sabotage a company for opposing the union. Any thoughts?
The critical number is backorders. The chart shows they’ve already had low orders in the past 12 months before the 787 problems started.
I think the problem is that they didn’t sufficiently test the battery for performance under long-term vibration. Internal shorts yield flaming batteries.
As the chart shows, there are months with few orders (April, May, June, August 2012) and months with huge orders.
With the Aero India Expo now going on, I wouldn't be surprised for Boeing and Airbus to announce orders this week.
The problem isn’t Boeing, it’s the government. The FAA makes it almost impossible to change any — ANY — part on a certified aircraft. One change on a large commercial aircraft requires 3-12 months, hundreds of thousands of man hours, and up to $100M. The FAA killed the LSA industry, which was set to offer new light sport airplanes for $30k-40k. They actually cost $90k - $150k for an airplane that can carry just two and is limited to local flights in good daytime weather. A used Cessna 150 can be had for $20k and up. On top of the Boeing battery problem is the loss of confidence in Boeing. Several crashes killed the market for the Lockheed L-188 Electra that was saved only by developing the Navy P-3. No such luck for the 787.
Well Boeing installed Lithium Batteries in a Giant passenger Air plane that are designed to internally short and catch fire. They are then trying to get around having to redesign the batteries. And likely the air craft too, as a proper battery design would require more space and weigh more. In the mean time these Airplanes are giant sitting paper weights.
I can’t really understand why no one would want to buy one.