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The Boeing (BA) battery fire on a Japan Airlines flight was "unprecedented" and a “very...

  • Thursday, January 24, 6:59 PM ET
    The Boeing (BA) battery fire on a Japan Airlines flight was "unprecedented" and a “very serious air safety concern," the head of the NTSB said today, adding that the Board is still trying to determine what caused the events surrounding the troubled Dreamliner. Boeing says it is "working around the clock" to resolving the issues but is "not permitted to comment directly on the ongoing investigations."
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    The government added, "If we had designed that jet, it would have been flawless the first time, because governments don't make mistakes. Unlike evil private industry."
    24 Jan, 08:13 PM Reply Like
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    Maybe if NASA had designed it that would be probably true.......
    24 Jan, 08:16 PM Reply Like
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    Perhaps NASA would have made it perfect however, it would only be available for 1 flight every 3 months. But those would be smooth flights!

    Of course Boeing would still have had to actually design and built the thing.
    25 Jan, 12:07 AM Reply Like
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    You are an idiot. I am not defending Boeing even if I am a shareholder. Boeing was so impatient with getting this aircraft in the air and outsourced everything imaginable to get it there that they took short cuts. The Japanese manufacturer and Boeing need to take responsibility for this fiasco and find answers.
    25 Jan, 12:34 PM Reply Like
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    @normalbk
    Oh yeah, NASA is flawless. Except for Challenger, Columbia, Apollo 1, etc. NASA actually has a pretty high death toll, if you add it all up. I'm not knocking NASA, I'm just telling the truth here. NASA's not flawless.
    27 Jan, 07:59 AM Reply Like
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    @edsanville

    You're right!
    4 Feb, 06:38 AM Reply Like
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    Not "on a Japan Airlines flight". It was an ANA flight. The fire on the Japan Airlines (JAL) plane occurred on the ground in Boston.
    24 Jan, 08:17 PM Reply Like
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    One of the original engineers on the 787 said this jet was too heavy and would crack due tp its composite construction. I think this jet is doomed and the battery is just the beginning.
    24 Jan, 09:28 PM Reply Like
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    When is the government going to read all the reports about the ion battery?
    Boeing and the FAA has know about the Lithium-ion battery since 2007
    Its wasn't enough to prevent a lithium-ion battery from lighting off in a Cessna Citation CJ4 last year
    Cessna quickly withdrew the batteries from the Citations and the FAA issued an emergency AD. Cessna says it's still committed to Li-ion, but declines to offer details.
    http://bit.ly/VHrg2w
    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Federal Aviation Administration, 14 CFR Part 25
    [Docket No. NM375 Special Conditions No. 25-07-10-SC]
    http://bit.ly/VKZqoj
    http://bit.ly/VHrg2w
    What inside a Lithium-ion battery ?
    http://bit.ly/V3LwMm
    25 Jan, 12:07 AM Reply Like
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    This is unprecidented because Li Ion batteries on a plane are unprecidented . It is not like the engineers didn't know this was a possible event--the thing is in a box that is made to keep the fire contained. If the thing goes boom, that's another story.
    25 Jan, 01:21 AM Reply Like
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    Boeing need to take responsibility for this fiasco !
    Boeing has a long history or problem both on commercial and military
    How many times does the FAA need to fines Boeing alone with miltiary contactors before Boeing is shut down !

    Lockheed once build military ship in Seattle after 10,000 deflect per ship the government took away their contact

    No once at Boeing should get pay until Boeing assemble
    10 787 per month deflects fee!, Pay for performance!
    Boeing has a long history of problems both on commercial and military
    How many times does the FAA need to fine Boeing alone with DOD, GOA fine Boeing on military contractors and shut Boeing down !
    http://bit.ly/Yvya0d;query=faa+fine+boeing+
    Lockheed once build military ships in Seattle after 10,000 deflect per ship, the government took away their contact
    Boeing has been shafting the American tax payer for years
    31 GAO violation Boeing fine 31 billion
    http://bit.ly/XDlePa
    California border fence
    Boeing MILITARY SCANDALS
    http://bit.ly/Yvya0h
    http://bit.ly/WiCpGy
    Japan rejects 767 tanker
    http://bit.ly/YjeLj3
    Boeing Fixes Italian Tanker
    http://bit.ly/XDlg9K
    Boeing Penalized for Poor Performance on Tanker Contracts
    http://bit.ly/YvycFl
    737 Wedgetail Project (Arms Export Control Act Violation)
    http://bit.ly/XDlePg
    P-8:110 ITAR violations
    http://bit.ly/Yvya0o
    Boeing virtual fence: $30 billion failure
    http://zd.net/YvycFn

    Boeing Sea Launch filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2009, citing cost overruns,
    http://reut.rs/Yvya0q

    kc-10: Boeing to pay $2 million over whistleblower
    http://bit.ly/XDlg9O

    B-1B: Boeing Sued for $7.5 Million Contract Fraud
    http://bit.ly/Yvya0r
    CH-47D: Boeing to pay up to $54 million
    http://bit.ly/XDlg9Q
    Kc-10 The Boeing Co. has agreed to pay $2 million to the Justice Department
    http://bit.ly/YvycVO
    Boeing 767 Tanker CEO resign qty 2,CFO when to jail , Alan Mulally went Ford Boeing paid a $266 million http://bit.ly/YvycVQ http://buswk.co/XDlePm
    http://buswk.co/XDlePn
    http://buswk.co/YvyagQ
    26 Jan, 05:06 PM Reply Like
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    United 787 was New Orleans makes emergency landing

    JAL 787 was in Boston the aircraft was on the ground no passenger on board

    ANA 787 was in Japan makes emergency landing
    4 Feb, 05:30 PM Reply Like
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