Ethiopian airlines 787 catches fire at LHR.Is this aircraft an epic fail or a rushed project?

The 787 was not a rushed project but its to early in the incident to figure out exactly what happend

Here is what people who know something about the incident, and not relying on the hysterical media are saying:

"The aircraft fire is unrelated to the batteries. This will be confirmed tomorrow in a Boeing press conference. Fire is strongly believed to be as a result of galley overheat - failure of coffee heater trip switch which was left on.Burnt out much of the galley and area above causing deep damage to aft bulkhead and rudder/elevator system. Aircraft sadly a write off - unless pride of hull loss/p.r dictates repair even if economically not viable."

In other words, somebody left the coffee maker on and it caught fire. Why the switch which is the same in all other aircraft, didn't trip is what we have to find out.

So, next time you feel the need to express your opinion, get the facts, but not from the tabloids and 6 o'clock news.

Let's put it this way: the DC 10 was a disaster when it came out. One even fell out the sky before it was grounded. It went on to be a very reliable aircraft, and I never had any hesitation flying one. They're still used for cargo.

So I'm not about to write off the 787 yet.

Beings as the first delivery was 3 years behind schedule because of production problems, I imagine it was rushed into production as quickly as possible.

Also, they wanted to beat Airbus to the punch, to offset their impact on the market with their A380 (developed about the same time frame).

Having worked for Boeing for 15 years (since it's merger with McDonnell Douglas), I can tell you they are all about the money.

Why is it that none of the hundreds of Ni-Cad thermal runaways on other aircraft ever make the news?

And PS: every airframer is about the money..... well..... Airbus didn't used to be until they turned their first profit 20 years after inception. Look at Airbus's cover up of Air France 296.

Let's be fair and admit that no conclusions can be drawn on a single fire or even on "more teething problems...".

For any serious analysis you need numbers. This has nothing to do with a commercial name such as Dreamliner - names rarely mean anything in terms of performance or reliability.

I guess you never heard of the De Haviland Comet. That was the start of the end for Uk aviation.