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Remember last year when a Boeing engineer whistleblower urged the company to ground all 787 Dreamliners? [1] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/16/b

Remember last year when a Boeing engineer whistleblower urged the company to ground all 787 Dreamliners? [1] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/16/boeing-whistleblower-787-dreamliner https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/16/boeing-whis...

decimalenough 1y ago
I'm not a fan of Boeing, but let's not start pointing fingers yet. We know literally nothing about what caused the accident yet, and the 787 Dreamliner has a stellar record: it's been flying since 2011, with over 1000 in service, and I believe this is its first ever major accident.
- calcifer 1y ago
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  - segfaultex 1y ago
    You've stated a fact in such a way that the audience is intended to draw a very specific conclusion.
    - throw10920 1y ago
      Yeah, it's a Reddit-tier anti-intellectual cop-out.
    - deleted 1y ago
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  - bravesoul2 1y ago
    You did better. You just asked a question!
  - JohnKemeny 1y ago
    Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest? What!? I only asked ... geesh
- acd10j 1y ago
  737 Max also had stellar records and then they started crashing one after other. Boeing has earned this reputation. Also as per information from twitter pilot did called mayday immediately after takeoff, so high chance of technical issues in aircraft.
  - decimalenough 1y ago
    The two are not remotely comparable. The 737 MAX entered commercial service in mid-2017 and had fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019, both with aircraft that were only a few months old, out of a total fleet in the tens of aircraft.
- shivasaxena 1y ago
  Yes, I saw on news a pilot who regularly flies to this airport mention bird strikes as a potential cause given the bird problem in that area. I'm very disappointed that in India this aspect is being ignored. It should stimulate local/state/central govt to solve the slum, urban garbage etc kind of problems.
- whitegladis 1y ago
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voxleone 1y ago
The Telegraph has come up with another (somewhat odd) whistleblower story. For all we know so far, it could just as well be bird(s) strike(S). https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/12/whistleblower-raised-safety-fears-boeing-dreamliner-factory/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/12/whistleblower-ra...

decimalenough 1y ago

I'm not a fan of Boeing, but let's not start pointing fingers yet. We know literally nothing about what caused the accident yet, and the 787 Dreamliner has a stellar record: it's been flying since 2011, with over 1000 in service, and I believe this is its first ever major accident.

calcifer 1y ago
[flagged]
- segfaultex 1y ago
  You've stated a fact in such a way that the audience is intended to draw a very specific conclusion.
  - throw10920 1y ago
    Yeah, it's a Reddit-tier anti-intellectual cop-out.
  - deleted 1y ago
    [deleted]
- bravesoul2 1y ago
  You did better. You just asked a question!
- JohnKemeny 1y ago
  Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest? What!? I only asked ... geesh
acd10j 1y ago
737 Max also had stellar records and then they started crashing one after other. Boeing has earned this reputation. Also as per information from twitter pilot did called mayday immediately after takeoff, so high chance of technical issues in aircraft.
- decimalenough 1y ago
  The two are not remotely comparable. The 737 MAX entered commercial service in mid-2017 and had fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019, both with aircraft that were only a few months old, out of a total fleet in the tens of aircraft.
shivasaxena 1y ago
Yes, I saw on news a pilot who regularly flies to this airport mention bird strikes as a potential cause given the bird problem in that area. I'm very disappointed that in India this aspect is being ignored. It should stimulate local/state/central govt to solve the slum, urban garbage etc kind of problems.
whitegladis 1y ago
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voxleone 1y ago

The Telegraph has come up with another (somewhat odd) whistleblower story. For all we know so far, it could just as well be bird(s) strike(S). https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/12/whistleblower-raised-safety-fears-boeing-dreamliner-factory/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/12/whistleblower-ra...