The Boeing 787: Broken Dreams l Al Jazeera Investigations

Why HN readers recommended it

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

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Al Jazeera English

Topic

boeing 787 manufacturing quality

Format

documentary

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

6

HN mentions in dataset

16

Recommendation years in dataset

2017–2024

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From the original HN conversations

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• No matter how you may feel about (all) nation-state sponsored media outlets, AlJazeera deserves respect for this excellent footage they got from inside the factory. It's a few years old, but should have raised more alarm by now: [VIDEO]

• It's worth watching Al Jazeera's series on the production of the 787 Dreamliner, and related cultural issues at Boeing after their merger with McDonnell Douglas [1]. Personally, I think it's worth taking with a grain of salt as it appears quite one-sided, but the interviews …

• Check out this documentary on Boeing's sketchy manufacturing & QA process back in the days of the 787 release. It seems that the company has been toxic for a while now. [VIDEO]