The 787 is fine. It's by far the most comfortable aircraft I've ever ridden, and the batteries-going-up-in-flames issue was short-lived and if I recall stemmed from some manufacturing deficiencies at the Japanese OEM (I am brainfarting their name).
That being said however, the kind of workmanship negligience we have reason to suspect of Boeing means absolutely no Boeing aircraft manufactured during the timeframe(s) concerned can be considered safe until inspections are done.
For now we don't have reason to suspect this extends beyond 737 MAX 9, but that could change drastically depending on what FAA finds.
> For now we don't have reason to suspect this extends beyond 737 MAX 9
Boeing in 2023 deferred 787 deliveries again because the manufacturing process was found to not have been properly followed. In the past they also found debris left on planes.
Maybe this issue specific to the MAX 9 but manufacturing issues at Boeing are not at all an isolated thing.
Ya, 787 quality issues have been publicized for a few years now, especially at the South Carolina facility. I also remember the DoD temporarily stopping deliveries of planes from Being due to quality, possibly last year or the year before.
While I'm a fan of airbus they're not perfect either. Consider the paint flaking issues at Qatar airlines. Even though airbus says this shouldn't be a safety issue, it is really a serious quality problem.
To add to the manufacturing issues, there are also other 787 issues to be concerned about. The lithium-ion debacle, for one. It's only by shear luck that the original design issues didn't end in fatalities. And the fix is.. ..meh.. The redesign of the lightening protection system to save costs is also something that has been overlooked until now.
That being said however, the kind of workmanship negligience we have reason to suspect of Boeing means absolutely no Boeing aircraft manufactured during the timeframe(s) concerned can be considered safe until inspections are done.
For now we don't have reason to suspect this extends beyond 737 MAX 9, but that could change drastically depending on what FAA finds.