Comments on: Why Do Airliners Have Teething Problems? http://blogs.airspacemag.com/onair/2013/01/why-do-airliners-have-teething-problems/ Ruminations on flight by George Larson. Mon, 06 May 2013 08:30:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Matthew http://blogs.airspacemag.com/onair/2013/01/why-do-airliners-have-teething-problems/#comment-65 Matthew Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:51:05 +0000 http://blogs.airspacemag.com/onair/?p=333#comment-65 I think Boeing will fix this problem. It might be only one computer system that is making all this fail. At least there has been no crashes. I think Boeing will fix this problem. It might be only one computer system that is making all this fail. At least there has been no crashes.

]]> By: Bryan w http://blogs.airspacemag.com/onair/2013/01/why-do-airliners-have-teething-problems/#comment-62 Bryan w Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:41:18 +0000 http://blogs.airspacemag.com/onair/?p=333#comment-62 Why I do agree safety first, when the price of a ticket goes up, it's the groans and moans of the population that forces the airlines and manufacturers to find ways to reduce costs. Just like everything else, people don't want to pay a little more for quality. Why I do agree safety first, when the price of a ticket goes up, it’s the groans and moans of the population that forces the airlines and manufacturers to find ways to reduce costs. Just like everything else, people don’t want to pay a little more for quality.

]]> By: Don http://blogs.airspacemag.com/onair/2013/01/why-do-airliners-have-teething-problems/#comment-58 Don Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:31:00 +0000 http://blogs.airspacemag.com/onair/?p=333#comment-58 Bean counters & idiots who forget Rule #1 Keep It Simple Stupid,Too much new gadgits too little thought. Bean counters & idiots who forget Rule #1
Keep It Simple Stupid,Too much new gadgits too little thought.

]]> By: Mike McK http://blogs.airspacemag.com/onair/2013/01/why-do-airliners-have-teething-problems/#comment-57 Mike McK Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:53:43 +0000 http://blogs.airspacemag.com/onair/?p=333#comment-57 I think that the dream-liner is on track to suffering the same fate as the DC-7. That aircraft was rushed into production so it would beat the competition for producing the first jumbo jet, and look what happened. Boeing seems to have lost its initial approach to jets, Their first jet was the safest at the time, using the aircraft's structure to keep explosive decompression from disintegrating the aircraft. Boeing rushed this into production instead of taking the time to solve all the issues first. I think that the dream-liner is on track to suffering the same fate as the DC-7. That aircraft was rushed into production so it would beat the competition for producing the first jumbo jet, and look what happened. Boeing seems to have lost its initial approach to jets, Their first jet was the safest at the time, using the aircraft’s structure to keep explosive decompression from disintegrating the aircraft. Boeing rushed this into production instead of taking the time to solve all the issues first.

]]> By: Nigel Boreham http://blogs.airspacemag.com/onair/2013/01/why-do-airliners-have-teething-problems/#comment-56 Nigel Boreham Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:35:15 +0000 http://blogs.airspacemag.com/onair/?p=333#comment-56 I think anyone interested in aviation already knew about the batteries, and probably had heard that they were made in Japan. I am very surprised that the above article did not touch on cracked windows, faulty brakes (apparently computer controls systems), nasty fuel leaks and heaven knows what else. It is a great plane but needed more testing before introduction. I think anyone interested in aviation already knew about the batteries, and probably had heard that they were made in Japan. I am very surprised that the above article did not touch on cracked windows, faulty brakes (apparently computer controls systems), nasty fuel leaks and heaven knows what else. It is a great plane but needed more testing before introduction.

]]> By: Stevedodge833 http://blogs.airspacemag.com/onair/2013/01/why-do-airliners-have-teething-problems/#comment-55 Stevedodge833 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:29:04 +0000 http://blogs.airspacemag.com/onair/?p=333#comment-55 Lithium batteries are well known for bursting into flames under certain conditions, and when they do, then burn furiously. That's a characteristic experienced by many users of electronic gadgets and electric RC aircraft users, to name 2 sources. I can't believe they were approved for aviation use. Profit first, safety second seems to be the case here. Lithium batteries are well known for bursting into flames under certain conditions, and when they do, then burn furiously. That’s a characteristic experienced by many users of electronic gadgets and electric RC aircraft users, to name 2 sources. I can’t believe they were approved for aviation use.

Profit first, safety second seems to be the case here.

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