WASHINGTON—Boeing said on Tuesday it is slowing deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner after the company discovered a new production flaw, but expressed optimism that it can still deliver 70-80 of the widebody jets this year as planned. The problem, which does not pose a flight safety concern, involves a fitting for the 787’s horizontal stabilizer…
New 787 Dreamliner Issue Could Slow Delivery of 90 Jets in Boeing’s Inventory
Boeing Boosts 787 Dreamliner Production Rate to 4 a Month
CHARLESTON, South Carolina—Boeing Co. has increased production of its widebody 787 Dreamliner from three to four planes per month as it gets ready to ramp to five a month by the end of the year, a company official said on Tuesday. The U.S. planemaker also plans to add a second production line to the company’s…
Boeing Temporarily Halts Deliveries of 787 Dreamliner Jets: FAA
WASHINGTON—Boeing Co has temporarily halted deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner jets as the U.S. planemaker conducts additional analysis on a fuselage component, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday. Deliveries will not resume until the FAA is satisfied that the issue has been addressed, the agency said. “The FAA is working with Boeing to…
Boeing Deliveries Slip to 3-Month Low as Dreamliner Problems Weigh
Boeing Co said on Tuesday it delivered 32 aircraft in January, the lowest in three months, as its sidelined 787 Dreamliner program continued to weigh on the planemaker’s ability to capitalize on a recovery in air travel. The company handed over 27 737 MAX jets in January and three widebody aircraft, including a 777 freighter,…
American Airlines to Buy More 737 MAX Jets, Defers Dreamliner Delivery
American Airlines Group Inc. said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy an additional 23 737 MAX 8 aircraft from Boeing Co. by exercising existing purchase options and deferring the delivery of some 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The airline’s move to boost its 737 MAX fleet comes at a time when domestic travel in the United…
Boeing Finds New Defect in Continuing Struggle to Produce Dreamliner 787
October 14, 2021
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WASHINGTON—Boeing Co. said Thursday that some titanium 787 Dreamliner parts were improperly manufactured over the past three years, the latest in a series of problems to plague the wide-body aircraft. The quality issue does not affect the immediate safety of flights, the company said, adding it had notified the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Boeing is…
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