In a briefing for reporters at the factory in North Charleston, S.C., where the plane is assembled, two top Boeing engineers said the company had conducted exhaustive tests, inspections and analyses of the plane, both during its development and in recent years, and found no evidence that its body would fail prematurely. ...
"Not only did we interrogate those airframes - we were taking out fasteners, we were looking for damage, we're also doing the approval inspections to understand the build condition, and we didn't find any fatigue issues in the composite structure," said Steve Chisholm, a vice president and the functional chief engineer for mechanical and structural engineering at Boeing.. . Mr. Chisholm said the company had put the Dreamliner through extensive tests that turned up no evidence of fatigue in the jet's composite structure. ...
After a Boeing engineer went public with safety concerns, the company invited reporters to its South Carolina factory and top engineers vouched for the plane.. . Boeing sought on Monday to reassure the public of the safety of its 787 Dreamliner plane days before a whistle-blower is scheduled to testify before Congress about his concerns regarding the jet's structural integrity ...
topIn a statement on Monday, Debra S. Katz, a lawyer for Mr. Salehpour, urged caution about accepting Boeing's assertions about the Dreamliner as fact.
top... investigating problems with gaps in the Dreamliner about five years ago, eventually discovering that some between adjoining parts of the plane's body did not meet its own specifications of being less than five-thousandths of an inch thick.
topIn a statement on Monday, Debra S. Katz, a lawyer for Mr. Salehpour, urged caution about accepting Boeing's assertions about the Dreamliner as fact.
topThe company also said that research and testing over the past few years had found that the larger gaps posed no threat to the plane's long-term durability.
top. The company noted that 671 Dreamliners had gone through thorough six-year maintenance checks, while eight had gone through 12-year checks, and it said that none of those checks found any signs of premature fatigue
topThat aircraft has been through about 16,500 cycles, the company said.. . . In a statement on Monday, Debra S. Katz, a lawyer for Mr. Salehpour, urged caution about accepting Boeing's assertions about the Dreamliner as fact.
topIn a briefing for reporters at the factory in North Charleston, S.C., where the plane is assembled, two top Boeing engineers said the company had conducted exhaustive tests, inspections and analyses of the plane, both during its development and in recent years, and found...
top. The company noted that 671 Dreamliners had gone through thorough six-year maintenance checks, while eight had gone through 12-year checks, and it said that none of those checks found any signs of premature fatigue
topThe company also said that research and testing over the past few years had found that the larger gaps posed no threat to the plane's long-term durability.
topThe 787 plane with the highest number of cycles belongs to a Japanese airline, All Nippon Airways, which received it in late 2012, according to Boeing. That aircraft has been through about 16,500 cycles, the company said.
top... investigating problems with gaps in the Dreamliner about five years ago, eventually discovering that some between adjoining parts of the plane's body did not meet its own specifications of being less than five-thousandths of an inch thick. That led the company to pause deliveries for about 18 months as it inspected its processes and planes, making changes where appropriate
topAfter a Boeing engineer went public with safety concerns, the company invited reporters to its South Carolina factory and top engineers vouched for the plane.. . Boeing sought on Monday to reassure the public of the safety of its 787 Dreamliner plane days before a whistle-blower is scheduled to testify before Congress...
topIn a briefing for reporters at the factory in North Charleston, S.C., where the plane is assembled, two top Boeing engineers said the company had conducted exhaustive tests, inspections and analyses of the plane, both during its development and...
topIn a briefing for reporters at the factory in North Charleston, S.C., where the plane is assembled, two top Boeing engineers said the company had conducted exhaustive tests, inspections and analyses of the plane, both during its development and in recent years, and found no evidence that its body would fail prematurely
top... where the plane is assembled, two top Boeing engineers said the company had conducted exhaustive tests, inspections and analyses of the plane, both during its development and in recent years, and found no evidence that its body would fail prematurely.
top... vice president and the functional chief engineer for mechanical and structural engineering at Boeing.. . Mr. Chisholm said the company had put the Dreamliner through extensive tests that turned up no evidence of fatigue in the jet's composite structure.
topSalehpour's claims instantly created another public-relations problem for Boeing, which has been facing intense scrutiny over its manufacturing practices after a panel came off a 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.
topSalehpour's claims instantly created another public-relations problem for Boeing, which has been facing intense scrutiny over its manufacturing practices after a panel came off a 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.. . Mr. Salehpour said that the gaps where sections of the Dreamliner's fuselage were fastened together did not always meet Boeing's specifications,...
topSalehpour's claims instantly created another public-relations problem for Boeing, which has been facing intense scrutiny over its manufacturing practices after a panel came off a 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.
top... reported the allegations by the whistle-blower, Sam Salehpour, who works as a quality engineer at Boeing and is set to testify before a Senate panel on Wednesday. Mr. Salehpour said that sections of the fuselage of the Dreamliner, a wide-body plane that makes extensive use of composite materials, were not properly fastened together and that the plane could suffer structural failure over time as a result
top... intense scrutiny over its manufacturing practices after a panel came off a 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.. . Mr. Salehpour said that the gaps where sections of the Dreamliner's fuselage were fastened together did not always meet Boeing's specifications, something that he said could weaken the aircraft over time
top... claims instantly created another public-relations problem for Boeing, which has been facing intense scrutiny over its manufacturing practices after a panel came off a 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.. . Mr. Salehpour said that the gaps where sections of the Dreamliner's fuselage were fastened together did not always meet Boeing's specifications, something that he said could weaken...
top... over its manufacturing practices after a panel came off a 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.. . Mr. Salehpour said that the gaps where sections of the Dreamliner's fuselage were fastened together did not always meet Boeing's specifications, something that he said could weaken the aircraft over time
topIn a statement on Monday, Debra S. Katz, a lawyer for Mr. Salehpour, urged caution about accepting Boeing's assertions about the Dreamliner as fact.. . "We cannot speak or respond to data that we haven't seen, but Boeing has always said 'just trust us'when it comes to safety," Ms
topSalehpour's claims instantly created another public-relations problem for Boeing, which has been facing intense scrutiny over its manufacturing practices after a panel came off a 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.. . Mr. Salehpour said that the gaps where sections of the Dreamliner's fuselage were fastened together did not always meet Boeing's specifications, something that he said could...
top"It's clear that standard is no longer sufficient, and any data provided by Boeing should be validated by independent experts and the F.A.A. before it is taken at face value.". . Mr. Salehpour is scheduled to testify on Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's...
topbefore it is taken at face value.". . Mr. Salehpour is scheduled to testify on Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's investigations subcommittee.
topThe Federal Aviation Administration is investigating his allegations.. . Mr. Salehpour's claims instantly created another public-relations problem for Boeing, which has been facing intense scrutiny over its manufacturing practices after a panel came off a 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January
topSalehpour's claims instantly created another public-relations problem for Boeing, which has been facing intense scrutiny over its manufacturing practices after a panel came off a 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.
topSalehpour's claims instantly created another public-relations problem for Boeing, which has been facing intense scrutiny over its manufacturing practices after a panel came off a 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January
topbefore it is taken at face value.". . Mr. Salehpour is scheduled to testify on Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's investigations subcommittee.
top. Mr. Salehpour said that the gaps where sections of the Dreamliner's fuselage were fastened together did not always meet Boeing's specifications, something that he said could weaken the aircraft over time
top... claims instantly created another public-relations problem for Boeing, which has been facing intense scrutiny over its manufacturing practices after a panel came off a 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.
top. Mr. Salehpour said that the gaps where sections of the Dreamliner's fuselage were fastened together did not always meet Boeing's specifications, something that he said could weaken the aircraft over time
top"It's clear that standard is no longer sufficient, and any data provided by Boeing should be validated by independent experts and the F.A.A. before it is taken at face value.". . Mr. Salehpour is scheduled to testify on Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's investigations...
top"It's clear that standard is no longer sufficient, and any data provided by Boeing should be validated by independent experts and the F.A.A.
topSeparately that day, the Senate Commerce Committee is planning to hold a hearing with experts who were involved in producing a recent F.A.A. report that faulted Boeing's safety culture.
topBoeing Defends Safety of 787 Dreamliner After Whistle-Blower's Claims. . After a Boeing engineer went public with safety concerns, the company invited reporters to its South Carolina factory and top engineers vouched for the plane.
topAfter a Boeing engineer went public with safety concerns, the company invited reporters to its South Carolina factory and top engineers vouched for the plane.
topBoeing Defends Safety of 787 Dreamliner After Whistle-Blower's Claims. . After a Boeing engineer went public with safety concerns, the company invited reporters to its South Carolina factory and top engineers vouched for the plane
topBoeing Defends Safety of 787 Dreamliner After Whistle-Blower's Claims. . After a Boeing engineer went public with safety concerns, the company invited reporters to its South Carolina factory and top engineers vouched for the plane.