Courtesy of BoeingWhat if Boeing offered you a free business class upgrade, Sharon?Reader Sharon responds to Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Fly on December 18th. Proud as she is, she says overseas production will keep her off a 787 for at least 12 months.”It will be great to see this plane in the air – at last. I’m a former Boeing employee and wife of retired 30+ year Boeing engineer (including the 787). Boeing made a HUGE error parting the production out to outside companies – France, Japan, Italy. It would have been okay if the design had been done in Everett before going to the foreign partners. I will wait a year or so before volunteering to board a 787 – there are too many bugs yet to be worked out…”
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