Boeing Simplifies 787 Software To Improve Reliability

[Ockie]

Boeing is providing more detail about plans to improve the in-service reliability of the 787-8, some of which involves evaluations of revised software during on-going flight tests of the stretched 787-9.

Although the company acknowledges it still has much work in front of it to combat the ‘teething troubles’ early in the 787’s service life with the electrical system, batteries, hydraulics, brakes, oxygen system and others, it says the chief focus is now fixed on rationalizing the aircraft’s very sophisticated software.

The 787’s software-intensive control and monitoring systems measure vast amounts of data, far more than any previous airliner.

As a result, this has triggered an unexpectedly high number of low-level nuisance alerts that have led to inadvertent higher-level events, turn-backs and diversions.

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As I read this something popped into my head

Japan Airlines - "Our 787 is smoking"
Boeing Tech Support - "Have you tried switching it off, waiting 5 seconds and swtiching it back on?"
Japan Airlines - "Yes ...... it is still smoking and our touch screen is hanging now also"
Boeing Tech Support - "Please go to our website and download the latest firmware .... thank you for choosing Boeing"

 

[absynth]

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As I read this something popped into my head

Japan Airlines - "Our 787 is smoking"
Boeing Tech Support - "Have you tried switching it off, waiting 5 seconds and swtiching it back on?"
Japan Airlines - "Yes ...... it is still smoking and our touch screen is hanging now also"
Boeing Tech Support - "Please go to our website and download the latest firmware .... thank you for choosing Boeing"

Good One!

 

[Hamish McPanji]

@Ockie

You are really into airlines or is It planes, as someone pointed out. Is there any particular reason for that? Maybe the stewards?

 

[Dean]

As I read this something popped into my head

Japan Airlines - "Our 787 is smoking"
Boeing Tech Support - "Have you tried switching it off, waiting 5 seconds and swtiching it back on?

Suggested that to a client the other day who couldn't get online. Their response "learnt that one from my favourite South Park episode"

 

[Ockie]

@Ockie

You are really into airlines or is It planes, as someone pointed out. Is there any particular reason for that? Maybe the stewards?

I am fascinated by commercial airliners .... and I like to read what airline has got what planes on order etc.

 

[marine1]

I do not know if I would be so keen to ever fly on one of these planes. So many issues

 

[DJ...]

combat the ‘teething troubles’ early in the 787’s service life with the electrical system, batteries, hydraulics, brakes, oxygen system and others,

So...pretty much the whole flippen plane...

 

[Ockie]

Japan Airlines: Hi .... so we downloaded Cyanogen Boeing Edition .... but now our control panel lights are just flashing and the engines wont fire up.
Boeing Tech Support: Did you root the plane?
Japan Airlines: Yes .... we were told it will unlock its true potential and will allow us to use more features
Boeing Tech Support: You bricked your plane. Warranty is voided ..... goodbye.

 

[marine1]

Japan Airlines: Hi .... so we downloaded Cyanogen Boeing Edition .... but now our control panel lights are just flashing and the engines wont fire up.
Boeing Tech Support: Did you root the plane?
Japan Airlines: Yes .... we were told it will unlock its true potential and will allow us to use more features
Boeing Tech Support: You bricked your plane. Warranty is voided ..... goodbye.

wahahahahha

 

[Ockie]

wahahahahha

Dankie meneer ......at least someone thinks my joke is funny hehe