The Minister of Manufacturing visited this weekend, appearing in NorCal for a conference on custom designed, specialized auto manufacturing(TESLA?). The preferred conversation centered on the problems at BOEING Aircraft with their Dreamliner-the 787. The fleet was recently grounded worldwide because of issues related to the onboard batteries made of lithium/ion.
Millions if not billions of dollars are at stake, as the world leader in aircraft production grapples with this minor/major problem. It boils down to : cause and effect-what are they? Much as been said and discussed with leading scientists and industrial engineers working around the clock for acceptable solutions. The problem is overheating and related smoke and fire.
In the meantime, the aircraft are being shunted to parking pads at various facilities around the world, waiting for clearance to resume operations. We can only hope this problem is solved sooner rather than later. For all involved.
The Minister did note a bright spot at BOEING: the model 737 is ramping up for expansion of production! Good news for all California companies involved.
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