Another one bites the dust (787)

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Alas, progress always has a cost somewhere...but progress we must.

Actually no. Sure we progress but we aren't forced to do so by playing Russian roulette. Planes can be extensively tested and we do have safe designs that are available. It's not like we have to scrap all proven designs and go with a modern, probably less safe design just because of progress. If I buy a flight ticket I want to be sure I actually arrive at the destination and I don't give a hoot whether the aircraft is a Boeing an Airbus or an Ilyushin as long as it gets me safely where I want to go. We can't risk lives just for "progress" when more reliable solutions are at hand.