Chicago Tribune: Aircraft Industry - Further delay forecast for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner
Further delay forecast for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner
Another major delay appears certain for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, the record-selling jet that has been plagued by production problems, the most recent of which have been wrongly installed fasteners and a two-month strike by Boeing workers. The Dreamliner which is one of the first of the largely composite jets isn't likely to be delivered before mid-2010, more than two years behind schedule. But a source close to the program said the jet's launch could occur even later, especially if flight tests for the all-new aircraft take longer than the aggressive schedule that Chicago-based Boeing has planned. The 787 Dreamliner has already been delayed three times
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