Boeing starts 787 horizontal stabiliser inspections ...

[Dave S.]

Just saw this on FlightGlobal's website from yesterday.  Anyone else catch it?

"Boeing has begun horizontal stabiliser inspections on two of its 787  flight test aircraft after it disclosed workmanship errors by supplier Alenia Aeronautica .."

Here's the full story:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/06/25/343733/boeing-starts-787-horizontal-stabiliser-inspections.html

One aircraft is being inspected in Marana, with the work estimated to take eight days.

[Rob Silliman]

Boeing just warned that customer deliveries could slip again w/ 'inspections' as one of the reasons.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10654676

Rob

[phantomphan1974]

Outsourcing.....Hmmmm....

[Joe Copalman]

These problems will all be solved when the future finally gets here and airplanes are a thing of the past because we'll all be using Disney's Peoplemover for all of our transportation needs.