New rule for Boeing 787 operators and it's basically, "Hey, reboot your plane now and then."

I strongly prefer older Boeing jets. 767, 757, 737, and of course, the 747-400

have they finally cured the battery/fire problems ?

They've been doing that on stuff for years.

Yeah much better than hitting the panel with a hammer every now and then.

Seems like 'Idiocray' maintenance 101.

FFS, fix the issues Boeing....

WTF?

So much for redundancy...

If only you knew how bad the new Airbus A350 is...

Fried circuit every flight. Locked controls. Bypass locked.

I'll always choose a Boeing over Airbus. Always.

Aircraft mechanic here... the real concerning thing about this is that it took so long for this requirement to be put into place. Other extended operations aircraft have this requirement daily, though a complete power down of the aircraft typically isn't required as the circuit breakers can usually be accessed to similtaniosly restart these computers to accomplish the same thing. I don't personally have experience with the 787 yet, but I can say that the A330 has a similar problem that is addressed at least once daily by mechanics on required routine checks of the aircraft. To put this into perspective, before each extended operations flight, a certified mechanic has to accomplish a job card (more simply a checklist) of tasks that are required to be done before the plane can even be considered airworthy. These cards address everything from common known issues such as these flight control computer resets, to making sure the tires are within wear limits, to checking engine oil, and even making sure your in-seat entertainment system is operating correctly. Other non priority items such as the chemical dispersal nozzles (full disclosure, these don't actually exist, but given the audience...) are also checked. My main point is, this should be less of a "WTF" issue and more of a "Oh good, they're doing that" issue.

Their complexity is getting beyond what we can engineer at a reasonable cost. They're basically taking the aerospace engineering developed for fighter jets, implementing it with inferior components to cut costs, and at the same time scaling it up.