On Jan 10, 6:46*pm, Vaughn wrote:
On 1/10/2013 3:02 PM, Transition Zone wrote:

Analysts seem not to be alarmed, saying that new aircraft models often
have "growing pains."

Exactly! *The list of aircraft that had to endure a year or three of
teething problems before going on to give decades of excellent service
is long and filled with many famous civil and military aircraft.

The title of this thread is pure nonsense.

The last time a plane was grounded was what? 1979? That's a big
deal. I remember the A320 had an early scuff-up when it started out,
too. In this case, back up mechanisms didn't seem like they were
there.