Originally Posted by
JerryFF
I'm wondering if anyone here knows enough about the aircraft itself or the production methods that would explain this high number of issues. Do so many components use new and previously untested technologies? Has Boeing been rushing to get these into production because of high demand that their testing or quality control has been lacking? Will the 787 ever really be "safe"?
The 772A at BA, UA and AA was considered a dog in 1995 to 1997. BA removed the 772 from transatlantic service due to early problems with the gear box.
The 772A had so many troubles that Boeing had to put out an enhanced version almost immediately after the first version came out. Additionally there have only bee 88 version A of the 772 produced where as 788 version A has 122 examples and counting.
The internet social media age is the big X factor when comparing 787 performance to earlier aircraft. Even the A380 missed out on the social media internet 2.0 craze.