Boeing grounds 8 Dreamliners due to manufacturing defect.

Boeing fixation with getting planes into production after not fully checking structural design and airworthiness is going to cost it several BILLION dollars. A lot of heads should roll but so far only a few escape goats from the production floor where thrown out, and only one of the higher up hierarchy.

It seems someone was doing their job and caught a flaw before all hell broke loose. I'm no A&P guy but I remember C5's and 141's being grounded for wing spar cracks and Lockheed fixed the problems. It's not a quick and easy fix but at least it was caught.

This could be a big disaster for Boeing. It's lot easier to solve software problems on the 737 Max then solve inherent structural problems on the composite fuselages of the hundreds of 787's already delivered and on order. What would be the solution to such a problem? Saw off the aft fuselage? And replace it with what? This must be giving Boeing Exec's nightmares right now.

where were these 787's built and when were they built? that might help frame the article just a bit better

I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that the SC facility is non-union?

kindly stop giving us articles from Bloomberg, as well written as they are,because we are asked to pay for the content.

I'm still surprised that this company is still alive...

On new jets or ones in service for years?

There have been reports out of the SC plant of drug use and protection by management. They have no drug testing “at any time” to find the bad apples. Its a “good old boy” mentality if your friends with your supervisor. Is this workmanship due to drugs in your system? Who knows but I won’t fly on a 787.

Early 787s had problems with the aft fuselage. Repairs had to be made and some of the work took places outside of the Everett plant. I was at a MRO on Paine field about this time and they were bringing in 787s for the work. The part of the hanger were the 787s were being repaired was walled off from the rest and tarps were put over the aft section of the plane. Photos of the 787s in the hanger were forbidden. From what I could tell, repairs were being done inside the aircraft rather than to the outside.

I have a friend that works for a place that builds parts for Boeing. ......knowing some of the test that they do and still Boeing says it's good ....ship it! I love to fly but not on Boeing Aircraft! They went to money over safety and I now know that for a fact!

And hits just keep on coming..

Well its a long way to go if you wanna rock and roll with Airbus only 30 billion to develop the A380 amd not one is flying today. It seems the paper engineers of the original 47 had the right stuff even the modernized 47-8 is better equipped to fly for another 25 years. PX or Cargo

Yes, they will save loads of money with the non-union Jethro's. They're only a couple of bolt holes off. Close enough. Hunting season next month.

So, building in South Carolina sucks so much, 'Let's move all of our manufacturing there!'. Great idea...