EVA Air receives their first 787-10
Aug 9, 2019, 10:00 pm
#18
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: LAS ORD
Programs: AA Pro (mostly B6) OZ♦ (flying BR/UA), BA Silver Hyatt LT, Wynn Black, Cosmo Plat, Mlife Noir
Posts: 5,992
Aug 10, 2019, 9:51 pm
#19
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: SFO
Programs: BR Diamond, Dynasty Flyer Paragon, Marriott Lifetime Plat
Posts: 1,926
BR is extremely unhappy with their 787s, so bad they demanded Boeing send an AOG specialist to help remedy issues. Aircraft undergoing service inductions were having heavy check items completed, and BR’s delivery schedule was so skewed they began sending teams of 5 mechanics instead of the normal 2. On B-17881, mechanics discovered the bathroom had not even been installed on the rails properly in CHS during a delivery flight. It was only noticed because the mechanic using the restroom felt it was shaky and it kept squeaking on the taxi out.
Aircraft have had more MELs than ever, and service life of parts are not matching their specs.
Aircraft have had more MELs than ever, and service life of parts are not matching their specs.
Aug 11, 2019, 3:53 pm
#20
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 68
So should they be with whoever responsible for making decisions regarding the new aircraft orders.
The investigative report centering on Charleston -
https://www.aljazeera.com/investigations/boeing787/
Published in 2014.
Since then EVA had more than enough time to evaluate the validity of the findings.
Have they?
The Charleston sourced aircraft are a ticking bomb.
Aug 11, 2019, 5:28 pm
#21
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: SFO
Programs: BR Diamond, Dynasty Flyer Paragon, Marriott Lifetime Plat
Posts: 1,926
So should they be with whoever responsible for making decisions regarding the new aircraft orders.
The investigative report centering on Charleston -
https://www.aljazeera.com/investigations/boeing787/
Published in 2014.
Since then EVA had more than enough time to evaluate the validity of the findings.
Have they?
The Charleston sourced aircraft are a ticking bomb.
Aug 12, 2019, 9:28 am
#22
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 412
Aug 12, 2019, 12:03 pm
#23
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 575
Aug 12, 2019, 10:23 pm
#24
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: AAdvantage
Posts: 84
These 787s birds are mostly for regional flights, and with that in mind, it is actually a HUGE upgrade from their a330s business. Think about those miserable J seats on CX regional birds... Even when these 787 are used for long haul, I personally won't call it a backwards move.. It comes down to preferences. I like the reverse herringbone but some might prefer staggered.
Aug 28, 2019, 7:34 pm
#26
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: LAS ORD
Programs: AA Pro (mostly B6) OZ♦ (flying BR/UA), BA Silver Hyatt LT, Wynn Black, Cosmo Plat, Mlife Noir
Posts: 5,992
Who knows if Zodiac/Safran could even deliver reverse herringbone seats anyway - or in BR's preferred configuration for that matter, as Safan's Versa (its marketed successor to the Cirrus) has extremely limited seat angling options compared to the Cirrus.
Aug 30, 2019, 11:37 am
#27
Join Date: May 2018
Location: YYZ
Programs: AA Plat, Bonvoy Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Golden Circle Jade
Posts: 126
Read online that they swapped TPE-AMS back to 77W, rather than the originally announced 787-9. I wonder if this was due to the issues mentioned above, would love to fly in a 787-9 come June 2020.