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Old Jan 17, 2013, 1:26 am
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Behindthecurtain
 
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Originally Posted by prncssjenn
I think it is funny that the Japanese air carriers are reporting most of the issues and had the most incidents while United only had about 2 diversions.
But taking with a grain of salt, most of the United 787s are domestic routes as well as United's distance from Boeing headquarters, which moved to Chicago and not too far from manufacturing in Washington State. So issues can be easily fixed because of proximity.
I would fly domestically on a 787, but since when do I even fly domestically? I haven't been on a domestic flight since my sophomore year of high school (and I am currently a junior in college!), but not so much international. I do only fly to Sydney, AU and currently no 787 is operated on any Sydney routes in the United States.
NFeldburg- great diagram, now I don't have to get my operations management textbook to talk about the components! (Saw it in there while reading my book.)
I forgot the engine issues in the Rolls Royce during the A380 hoo-ha. And yes, every plane will have major issues that will be ironed out.
Why funny? It is pretty obvious why the Japenese 787's face issues UA dont. They were the first ones delivered and have flown many many more miles than UA who only have had a few short months and have only just started use on LH

Go back in history and you see similar patterns on 747, 380 all the way back to DC 10 (cant remember beyond that). First/heaviest users get problems first.
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