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As every Boeing employee reliably complains, every time a story like this comes out, Boeing doesn't make the engines. They're GE engines. It's a GE problem. The
by sbierwagen 14y ago
As every Boeing employee reliably complains, every time a story like this comes out, Boeing doesn't make the engines. They're GE engines. It's a GE problem. They're just mounted to a Boeing plane.
When Bridgestone makes bad tires that fall apart while driving, the headlines are not "tires on Ford car explode, kill family", it's "Bridgestone tires burst into flame, kill busload of orphans".
And, as andrewcooke points out, not every 787 flies with GE engines, since Rolls Royce is also a vendor.
- bobbles 14y agoIf those bridgestone tyres happened to be the ones that came WITH the car as you purchased it, there would likely be strong backlash against Ford.
- riffic 14y agoIn my mind Boeing bears just as much responsibility for the quality missteps of their vendors. The key is integration - Boeing is responsible for the testing and when problems are discovered, they need to be brought to the attention of GE.
- rgwright 14y agoGE is not a vendor to Boeing, they are both suppliers to the airline. The standard setup for both commercial and military sales is for the customer to buy the engines and airframe separately. Both the engine company and airframer collaborate in the integration testing, with the engine company being primarily responsible for the engine.