> Boeing concedes those manufacturing changes were made, but a spokesman for the company, Paul Lewis, said there was “no impact on durability or safe longevity

> Boeing concedes those manufacturing changes were made, but a spokesman for the company, Paul Lewis, said there was “no impact on durability or safe longevity of the airframe.” > > Mr. Lewis said Boeing had done extensive testing on the Dreamliner and “determined that this is not an immediate safety of flight issue.” I'd guess that Boeing's PR department no longer thinks Congress and/or the public will believe statements like "trust us, it's fine." What does the PR playbook say to do in situations like this? I hope the answer is: share the engineering data and analyses, and make a public argument for why Boeing's is right and the whiste-blower is mistaken. I fear the answer will be something that's less likely to ultimately save lives.