Boing’s brand value globally fell below $ 22 billion in 2020. In part due to the impact of the pandemic, but also due to severe design problems with the 737 Max, including two accidents with hundreds of fatalities.
But it seems that the complications for Boeing are not over: The aircraft manufacturer is being investigated for alleged failures in titanium parts of another plane, the 787 Dreamliner.
This is how the Wall street journal this October 14, ensuring that errors in parts have delayed aircraft deliveries.
The new problem involves certain titanium parts that are weaker than they should be in 787s built over the past three years, according to WSJ.
The discovery is among other Dreamliner difficulties that have left Boeing with more than $ 24 billion worth of undeliverable aircraft.
The finding reflects that the American manufacturer cannot rebound despite the efforts of its chief executive, David calhoun, for restoring the brand’s reputation for building quality aircraft.
Boeing has faced a number of production issues in recent years: The two 737 Max crashes in late 2018 and early 2019 prompted aviation safety regulators around the world to step up the oversight process, which delay deliveries.
One of the last episodes of this nature occurred in August 2021, when the supervisory agency assured that Boeing failed to comply with one of the steps of the verification process by allowing unqualified personnel to sign quality controls without following the guidelines of the company and the the FAA.
Deliveries of the popular jet are now at a standstill, putting pressure on Boeing’s revenues and profits.
FAA aircraft production inspections of Boeing have also found debris that is generated during the manufacturing process and left on the finished aircraft.
By early 2020, debris had been found in two out of every three ships, such as tools, rags and other materials that are not removed after assembly and can pose a safety hazard during flight.
The number of orders for Airbus and Boeing aircraft between 2006 and 2020 shows how the situation for Boeing began to seriously complicate in 2019, following the accidents.
That year, the Seattle company received just 243 orders, compared to more than 1,100 for rival Airbus.