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[UnitedGuy]

http://www.bbc.co.uk...nology-22226843

Looks like the 787 will be back in the sky VERY, VERY soon!

[davie18]

'the grounding has cost Boeing an estimated $600m (£393m)'

Ouch.

[Iain_]

Ethiopian say they'll have theirs back in service for 25th April...

[UnitedGuy]

davie18, on 20 April 2013 - 10:45 AM, said:

'the grounding has cost Boeing an estimated $600m (£393m)'

Ouch.

I got a feeling Boeing might just be paying some major compensation to the 787 operators for this debacle. Then again, they may not pay a thing.

[Chief_Bean]

UnitedGuy, on 21 April 2013 - 01:55 PM, said:

I got a feeling Boeing might just be paying some major compensation to the 787 operators for this debacle. Then again, they may not pay a thing.

I'm sure they will; they're under heavy pressure from a lot of customers to do so!

[UnitedGuy]

Chief_Bean, on 22 April 2013 - 01:21 AM, said:

I'm sure they will; they're under heavy pressure from a lot of customers to do so!

Exactly. ANA and JAL are the leaders of this pressure. Given the fact that ANA and JAL have two of the largest 787 fleets, Boeing will definitely be parting ways with A LOT of money.

[pieterjan456]

I agree, they will have to come up with money, no customer would accept how things went without a nice amount of money.
In the meantime Airbus is working hard too, I read the A350 its first flight could be as close as 4-5 weeks! And the Bombardier CS should also make its maiden flight pretty soon. Interesting times!

Edited by pieterjan456, 10 May 2013 - 01:03 AM.

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An Ethiopian 787 was parked next to my plane at Frankfurt when I flew back to Charlotte on May 4th.  First time seeing one in person, woohoo!