Boeing’s 787 program has “very clearly failed,” Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al-Baker told Bloomberg News this week.
Boeing announced Wednesday that it determined the cause of an electrical fire on its 787 but hasn’t provided a new delivery schedule for its much-delayed Dreamliner program.
That didn’t sit well with Qatar’s CEO, who said he was “taken aback” by Boeing’s ongoing problems. Qatar has ordered The Dreamliner is nearly three years behind schedule.
“When you put a company in the hands of accountants you will always get garbage out, because you are always doing sums on how to save money,” Al-Baker told the news service.
Boeing expanded its outsourcing on the 787 to reduce risks and costs. However, some of the company’s partners have stumbled, leading to the delays.
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