Boeing is getting a lot of bad press lately due to the 787 Dreamliner issues. I'm not entirely sure why a lot of these problems are occurring with Japan Airlines- it just sounds odd to me.
I think the 787 is a great step in energy efficient aircraft. With it's considerably small lithium ion batteries it runs free of the bulky and heavy hydraulics systems normally operating flight surfaces. The aircraft de-ices and starts with electrical power and it's one of the first aircraft to be built with mainly light-weight carbon plastic to save on gas. It's definitely a great bound for aviation, but with there being 50 787s out there flying already and hundreds on order, I understand the FAAs decision to investigate. If there is a fundamental problem with this new-age aircraft then it needs to be taken care of.
Only the outcome of the pending "comprehensive review" will tell if there is actually something wrong with the planes power system.
The 'real' issues like a battery fire and 50 gallon gas spill are greatly worrying, but a lot of the things being reported seem like regular maintenance to me. For instance, a cracked windshield making news?Unfortunately for Boeing, now that the 787 is tentatively being watched by the press for anything that goes wrong, I predict we'll be seeing it cast in dark undertones by the media.
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