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The Boeing 787: Broken Dreams l Al Jazeera Investigations

Al Jazeera English · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Aviation & aerospace engineeringMedia, journalism & propagandaManufacturing & industrial processes

What it is

An Al Jazeera investigation into Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, featuring current and former engineers who voice safety concerns. It covers quality control problems at the South Carolina plant and the roots of the battery problems that grounded the plane.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Boeing threads cite it as early evidence of deep cultural and quality problems at Boeing, years before the 737 MAX crashes.

  • 6 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “AlJazeera deserves respect for this excellent footage they got from inside the factory.”

    Excellent footage from inside the Boeing factory

    4d4m, 2024-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Designed by clowns supervised by monkeys: Internal Boeing messages (2020)”

  2. “It's worth watching Al Jazeera's series on the production of the 787 Dreamliner”

    Interviews with ex-employees and engineers on Boeing culture

    bb101, 2019-04 · Recommendation · in “Lack of redundancies on Boeing 737 MAX baffles some involved in developing it”

  3. “Check out this documentary on Boeing's sketchy manufacturing & QA process back in the days of the 787 release.”

    Boeing's sketchy manufacturing and QA process during 787 release

    blt, 2019-06 · Recommendation · in “Capt. “Sully” Sullenberger Slams Boeing for Inadequate Pilot Training”

  4. “this report is quite eye opening.”

    Eye-opening report on Charleston plant allegations

    piva00, 2019-11 · Recommendation · in “Boeing whistleblower raises doubts over 787 oxygen system”

  5. “Al Jazeera did a great investigation ~ 9 years ago”

    Great investigation of Boeing issues years before MCAS

    cjbgkagh, 2024-01 · Recommendation · in “Updates on Grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 Aircraft”

  6. “This video (though from 2014) was remarkable”

    Remarkable 2014 Boeing investigation

    asteroidz, 2024-03 · Recommendation · in “Boeing's woes continue as 50 injured on Australia-New Zealand flight”

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Topics: boeing, 787 dreamliner, aviation safety, investigative journalism, quality control

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