????雖然這不太可能是設計失誤，但波音要想過關仍然不容易。這些年來伴隨787型飛機項目的所有這些機械問題如今都已經無可辯駁。所有有關這款飛機將“解決遺留問題”或這是“磨合問題”的借口現在已經行不通了。你能否想象一下，如果一家汽車制造商告訴客戶說，新車上的小火災和漏油是正常現象，因為這款車是新車，還有“一些問題沒有解決”？

????787型飛機推遲交貨和技術問題的最初根源在于波音錯誤地決定將這款飛機的制造和部分設計外包給全球幾十家供應商。波音吃了苦頭才認識到，不掌控供應鏈的關鍵環節，就很容易陷入無窮無盡的麻煩，比如推遲交貨。一旦收到不符合標準或不匹配的零部件，它還必須應對質量控制問題。

????波音已收回了對美國制造流程的全部控制，但它仍依賴GS Yuasa等外國供應商為提供高品質產品；GS Yuasa是787型飛機的鋰電池制造商。波音今年在將產量提高至每月10架前，還需要加強組裝線的質量保障。否則，所有這些小故障可能毀了這款機型的聲譽，使其淪為“波音最失敗的產品”。（財富中文網）

????譯者：早稻米

????But while it is unlikely to be a design flaw, Boeing shouldn't get off easily. All the mechanical issues that have marred the 787 program over the years have now become inexcusable. All this talk about the aircraft having to "work out the kinks" or having "teething issues" and such is getting old. Could you imagine if an automaker told its customers that the small fire and fuel leakage on their new car was normal because it's new and was simply "working out the kinks?"

????The original source of the 787's delays and technical difficulties laid in Boeing's disastrous plan to outsource the aircraft's production and some of its design across dozens of suppliers from around the globe. Boeing learned the hard way that without control over the critical parts of its supply chain it left itself vulnerable to a number of annoying issues, such as delays. It also had to deal with quality control issues as parts arrived that weren't up to snuff while others simply didn't fit right.

????Boeing has taken back full control of the production process in the US but it still relies on foreign suppliers, like GS Yuasa, the maker of the 787s lithium-ion batteries, to deliver a quality product to them. Boeing needs to step up its quality assurance on its assembly line now before it ramps up production this year to 10 planes per month. If not, then all these little hiccups could give the aircraft the unfair reputation of being Boeing's big fat lemon.