In rec.aviation.piloting Mr.B1ack wrote:
On Sat, 26 Jan 2013 12:30:42 -0800, Transition Zone wrote:

On Jan 25, 9:54Â*pm, "Mr.B1ack" wrote:
Strictly speaking, the 787 is not an engineering failure. Like anything
complex and new it has a few issues. So far these issues haven't caused
any fatalities.

But, the then-new EU Airbus airliner (A320) did have mostly fatalities
on an opening day mess-up, back on June 26, 1988, at Mulhouse-Habsheim
Airport. Airbus's A380 had terrible delays, too.

Irrevelant.

It did not acquire the REPUTATION for being
dangerous.

That's all-important.

That's all that counts.

The 787 is *done*.

Utter nonsense;

The average person doesn't have a clue there is any problem as they don't
read those little backpage articles about equipment problems.

Now, if one had burned up in flight killing a couple of hundred people,
then they would have noticed.

The recent in flight engine lightening strike and fire with no casualties
has gotten far more press than 787 battery issues.

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