You may as well start listing your favorite conspiracy theories in the comment section.
WaPoo:
Boeing alerted airlines to a potential problem with loose switches on the pilot seats of its 787 Dreamliner jets after one of the planes went into a dive this week on a flight from Australia to New Zealand that injured 50 people.
The jets have a switch on the back of the pilot seats that can be used to move the seats forward and backward. Were the switch to get stuck while someone was sitting in the seat, it could press their body against the plane’s controls. In a bulletin to airlines, Boeing said that if part of the switch is loose, a cover over the top can cause it to jam, “resulting in unintended seat movement.” more
I am glad that I hate the whole concept of tsa and the patriot act. No flying for this pureblood!
FJB
This whole Boeing failures business is ripe for predictions:
Once you click on the seatbelt, you can’t unclick it. When the plane lands you’re stuck in your seat until mechanics come on board with special tools to unclick them. If you land late at night, too bad, the mechanics, by union contract, won’t show up till the next morning. The airline’s response – “Sorry for the inconvenience Folks”.
During an emergency, the oxygen masks pop out of the ceiling to deliver oxygen to passengers. But they didn’t connect them properly and the passengers get jet engine exhaust instead. Result: A whole planeload of sick or dead people.
During the approach to the destination, something goes wrong with the navigation system and the auto pilot. The pilot and co-pilot are watching porno and don’t notice the change in destination. Instead of landing in LA, you land in Tijuana. “Sorry for the Inconvenience. Folks, we’ll get you to LA in just a few minutes…just a few minutes after everyone goes through Mexico customs- that’ll take only a few minutes…then we’ll have to have the navigation system fixed – only a few minutes and we’ll be on our way to LA. We will have to get some navigation system experts down from LA, they’ll be her very soon. But just relax and before you know it, we’ll be in LA in just a few minutes.
We would normally offer you more refreshments at this point, but our FA’s told us we’ve run out. Very sorry for the inconvenience…we’ll be on our way in just a few minutes.
Just spit-ballin’ here; I wonder how many Chinese immigrants work for Boeing? The series of failures reeks of sabotage from within.
unintended seat movement, Tim Conway style.
https://youtu.be/h66p3gW82bM?si=dJtKkl6Km8qEkmd2
The Latest Boeing Failure: ‘Unintended Seat Movement
The Latest White House Failure: ‘Unintended Bowel Movement
Yeah… this kind of stuff will happen when you kill off your quality control people!
Elon has a thought.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1769197637440319718
A friend here in Charleston is the first person to fly every 787. Just saw him this morning at church – did not ask about Boeing problems though!
So the option is horrible Boeing and horrible EU-screwed-over AIRBUS. Great. I’ll drive.
I wouldn’t mind if my seat moves from Economy to First Class. Then I’d call over the fagotty FA and say: Champagne, make it snappy and don’t be stingy – fill it to the top…and make sure my steak is medium rare…got it?
@ 12:52: it’s not unusual….t. jones
787 operators were advised about this issue seven years ago. Every commercial passenger plane model will have hundreds of advisories or MWO’s (Modification Work Orders) issued during its life span. Been this way forevah. The media needs to start a look at the in house maintenance being done.
OBTW, the plane that landed Friday with the missing panel (United, again) was 25 years old. Bit long for a manufacturing defect.
Lowell is right.
Most of the planes in the fleets of commercial airlines are 15 yrs and up.
Of course with the dei in factories now the new ones are probably worse than the old ones.
I’m old… I like a rocking chair and a few Martinis anymore these days… on solid ground!