On Jun 26, 9:10*am, Mxsmanic wrote:
Boeing has discovered that the Italian firm to which it subcontracted
construction of tail assemblies isn't doing the work correctly, putting the 23
aircraft it has already built at risk:

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/p...halts-787-test...

No surprise here. When you allow Third World companies to built vital parts to
your airplane, you should take for granted that there will be potentially
dangerous defects. That's the consequence of trying to be politically correct.

Where in the article does it say the Italian parts are substandard? As
I read it it's an assembly problem (shimming and bolt torque) which
takes place in the US...

Cheers