Boeing 787 Delayed

Steyr

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DATE:09/04/08
SOURCE:Flightglobal.com
Boeing admits further six month delays to 787 Dreamliner programme
By Stephen Trimble

Boeing today announced a third major delay for the 787 programme that postpones first flight and first delivery by another roughly six months, as well as slashes planned aircraft production in 2009 by 75%.

The company blamed the most recent delay on slower-than-expected progress on reducing travelled worked reaching the final assembly line, unexpected rework tasks and the addition of more time to complete flight tests.

In addition, Boeing has delayed first delivery of the stretched 787-9 by two years to 2012. This means the shortened 787-3 will become the second version of the baseline design to enter service.

“Our revised schedule is built upon an achievable, high-confidence plan for getting us to our power-on and first-flight milestones,” Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO and President Scott Carson says in a company statement issued today.

The revision means Boeing will deliver only 25 aircraft in 2009, rather than the original plan that called for producing up 109 aircraft during the first year of production.

“As a result of that assessment, the first-year delivery plan announced today will be followed by a more gradual ramp up to full-rate production than previously planned,” Boeing’s statement adds.

Launch customer All Nippon Airways will receive its first aircraft in the third quarter of 2009 rather in the first quarter under the first revised schedule.

First flight is delayed from late June or early July to the fourth quarter of 2008.

The company’s original schedule was first revised late last year after it became apparent that the 787 supply chain had fallen short of targets. Boeing’s original plan called for flying the 787 for the first time in August last year and delivering the first aircraft to ANA next month.

Two weeks ago, Boeing took control of Vought’s half of a joint venture with Alenia called Global Aeronautica, which was responsible for assembling the aft fuselage in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Boeing were quick to be critical of the delays in the A380 programme a few years ago..

dogmatix

further delays again - deliveries being pushed way out to 2010.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7777805.stm

Wonder how this will impact/benefit the A350 and A380?

Gael23

Is it their version of the A380

Danbo!

ryanf1 wrote: »

Is it their version of the A380

No, the A330 killed 767 sales so they developed the 787 as a new, very effecient jet. They had planned a variant of the 747 to compete with the A380 but cancelled that after september 11th when air travel declined. I think boeing are instead working on more efficient planes with greater ranges etc..

great

noblestee wrote: »

No, the A330 killed 767 sales so they developed the 787 as a new, very effecient jet. They had planned a variant of the 747 to compete with the A380 but cancelled that after september 11th when air travel declined. I think boeing are instead working on more efficient planes with greater ranges etc..

i think he is saying that it is similar to the a380 because of all the delays

dogmatix

I think the 787 is in the same class as the forthcoming A350. But with the increasing delay in the Boeing project I was wondering if some customers would be tempted to cancel and wait for the 350. Or maybe opt for the current A380 (although the 380 is in a different class).