Why would they stop production? Pretty stupid to even suggest it.
I read it was a battery over temp problem. The engineers should be able to come up with a fix, why all the furor. Unless of course it is payback for building the airframes in SC..
Of course a leftist outfit like CNN considers an attack on a successful capitalist enterprise like Boeing “newsworthy”.
Funny how CNN wasn’t running these kind of articles when the A380 was having major structural issues with the wings and tail sections, most of which are band-aid fixed with stiffeners. Gee, let’s hope that works.
Oh, and don’t forget the myriad of electrical problems that were never really fixed. Oh no, all we heard from CNN was how it was wonderful and superior in every way to anything American-built.
Funny how we never hear about Airbus’s autopilot, which to this day kicks off without no alarm, no light, and no other indication to the aircrew. Hopefully they catch it before flying into the ground, it’s caused several crashes at night over water.
And don’t forget the supposedly superior Euro pilot training that doesn’t teach them how to successfully recover from a stall (ref. Air France 447), one of the most basic recovery procedures in Pilot 101 that there is. A pilot now knowing this is like a waitress not knowing where the coffee is.
This would let them build, sell, and fly while the Li batteries could be rigorously tested and re-engineered.
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Reminds me of the Soviets during the sixties. The tractor factory would be working overtime to produce tractor chassis-es, and the engine factory would also be working overtime producing tractor engines. The tractor tire factory would be closed because the 5 year plan did not recognize the need for tractor tires.
It is such a stupid headline. Like saying that Boeing should stop building them because some seats don't work properly.
A battery is a minor item, morons. Keeping the battery from overheating is not rocket science. Even including double redundant monitors and safeties.