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This reminds me of November 1942, when 17 new Kittyhawks arrived at Brisbane, and were then assembled and flown to Darwin with apparently inadequate checks for assembly faults. 

 

Upon arrival at Cloncurry for refuelling, one pilot was quizzed by the refuelling corporal, as to his destination. "Darwin" was the pilots reply.

 

"You won't have any trouble finding your way to Darwin. Just follow the trail of crashed Kittyhawks, you can't go wrong", was the famous answer from the corporal.

 

Nowadays, all we have to do, is follow the trail of crashed Boeings .....

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A United Airlines flight from Sydney to LA was forced to return to Sydney. The B777 had a 'maintenance problem', so apparently that lets Boeing off the hook.

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33 minutes ago, red750 said:

A United Airlines flight from Sydney to LA was forced to return to Sydney. The B777 had a 'maintenance problem', so apparently that lets Boeing off the hook.

Maintenance means parts replaced were manufactured by boeing. Only house getting off the hook at the moment is jabiru; appears they are enjoying a well deserved respite from being a general aviation punching bag.

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The appointment of a "financial analyst", formerly a senior executive at McDonnell Douglas, for Boeings new CEO, is going to be the final nail in the coffin of Boeing.

What hope have they got of bringing back some decent build quality, when the new CEO is a total "dollar watcher" without a shred of engineering skills, manufacturing skills, or any skills associated with company morale repair?

 

WWW.FORBES.COM

Observers are skeptical the finance specialist has the skills to fix the troubled airliner division. Former co-workers tell Forbes why Boeing is putting its faith in her.

 

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