Underlying issues at Boeing?
There seem to be a number of issues at Boeing that can be traced back to irresponsible cost-cutting and sloppy corporate culture.
KLM is currently celebrating its 100 year anniversary and had planned to have their new 787-10 play a central role in the celebrations. Due to too many issues with manufacturing quality they couldn't sign off on the plane until it was too late and it arrived a day after the celebrations.
"For example, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines called the factory’s quality control “way below acceptable standards” for a 787-10 delivered at North Charleston in June. The plane included a special livery to celebrate the carrier’s 100th anniversary.
KLM noted several issues, including a loose seat, missing or wrongly installed cotter pins, nuts not fully tightened, an unsecured fuel line clamp and several unspecified missing parts.
“Who looks at quality in this facility,” KLM asked, adding the airline “is worried for the next deliveries.”
The Post and Courier: Airline surveys point to ongoing production problems at Boeing’s SC plant
Biting the hand that feeds IT
