FAA Grounds Problem-Prone Boeing Dreamliners

American VoicesOpinion ISSUE 49•03 Jan 18, 2013

Following reports that Boeing 787 aircraft have suffered fuel leaks, battery fires, and a cracked windshield, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all the Dreamliners in the U.S., and airlines around the world have followed suit. What do you think?

  • “What a piece of shit.”

    Sherryl Parmelee –
    Botanist

  • “It’s a shame they don’t get that the so-called defects are Boeing’s deeper statement about the fragile nature of dreams and aircraft.”

    Clayton Sanchez –
    Rug Designer

  • “Why are they doing this? If they just let Sully fly those planes everything would be fine.”

    Carlos Dixon –
    Pearl Stringer

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