787 Repairs Could Cost Hundreds Of Millions: Report - AVweb

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Reuters is reporting that Boeing will spend hundreds of millions of dollars or more to inspect and repair Boeing 787s that are suspected to have manufacturing flaws in the fuselage skins. Boeing stopped delivering Dreamliners in October and didn’t fix the manufacturing process until February, according to the unnamed sources used for the report. It’s not clear how many other aircraft in the fleet are affected and Boeing has not told airlines how many aircraft are involved, Reuters reported. Eight aircraft were grounded last August because of the potential defect. Boeing has started the inspections and repairs with 88 aircraft built in the last year or so that have been stored since completion while engineers figure out how much of the fleet is affected.

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“The success of Young Eagles means thousands of today’s under-40 pilots—both professional and recreational—can trace their personal journey back to that first flight with a Young Eagles pilot.”

How does EAA actually verify this statement? How many thousands and besides making this statement, can you prove it?

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January 2019
CNN names the EAA Aviation Museum as one of the World’s Top 20 Aviation Museums

March 2019
The EAA Aviation Foundation expands to solicit and manage nearly all charitable gifts and grant operational, programming, and capital funds to support EAA activities. … The National Transportation Safety Board lauded EAA’s aviation safety programs, especially the new EAA Flight Test Manual.

April 2019
A volunteer-based restoration project was a success, as EAA’s B-25 Berlin Express made its maiden flight after a more than 25-year hiatus.

July 2019
The 50th consecutive EAA fly-In convention in Oshkosh is one for the ages, with total attendance of 642,000 from 93 nations. Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins commemorated the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon landing, while Boeing celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 747 jumbojet.

No one does it better.

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Very impressive indeed, but the question remains, are thousands of Young Eagles actually employed in aviation and is that anecdotal or empirical ?

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Some what hyperbolic, I sense. But, there’s nothing better than this program anywhere.

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I personally flew hundreds of intro flights and their numbers sound about right to me.
“thousands” out of 2.2 millions is not really that great of success rate to make pilots.
I did it just to share aviation and, at least, maybe create a friendlier public opinion on flying.