ANA and JAL Ground Boeing 787 Fleets After Emergency

Not just ANA and JAL, the FAA has grounded all 787s in the US: <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/16/3884428/faa-grounds-all-boeing-787-airplanes-after-second-battery-related-fire" rel="nofollow">http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/16/3884428/faa-grounds-all-bo...</a>

This is disconcerting. I'm pretty close to Everett plant so I see the plain white 787's first test flights (they just finished another one yesterday). For those of us who work on software, even complex distributed apps, the new plane is an unfathomably complex undertaking.<p>The Seattle Times commenters are a mix of Boeing employees, rational outside observers and angry lunatics.<p><a href="http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/reader_feedback/public/display.php?thread=804762&#38;direction=DESC&#38;column=rating&#38;offset=0#post_4567846" rel="nofollow">http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/reader_feedback/p...</a>

All new planes have their issues. They'll take a few weeks (or hopefully days) to figure out what's ailing it &#38; it'll be back to its beloved skies in no time. I hope Boeing has enough financial reserves to weather the storm of revenues-lost liabilities sure to hit them...&#38; life goes on. I would fly that plane tomorrow if I could. I'm sure the FAA is being extra-careful.

What a bunch of classic media hype calling these "disasters," with all the b-roll and graphics striking fear into the paranoid and uneducated. No piece of engineering rolls into production bug-free, ever. What makes for good engineering is how issues are handled and the severity of the problems. There have been zero injuries or deaths, was that mentioned? This pilot brought some sobering common sense; the anchors are fail.

Aw, I'm flying (or was) on one of these in just under 2 weeks with JAL. Was really looking forward to seeing how those windows work, and how the overall vibe of the thing is.<p>Safety first though, I guess.

Looks like a good time to short Boeing.