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More Delays Ahead For Boeing 787, 747-8 | AVIATION WEEK

Although deliveries of cargo versions of the 747-800 have begun, the passenger version faces further delays.  Photo:  Andrew Thon - OPShots Contributor

Not only does Boeing not expect to see the 787 program turn profitable for at least another decade, the company says the stretched Boeing 787-9’s development has slipped into early 2014, and its first passenger version of the 747-8 will be late as well. The revelations were made in… Read more

787s Remain Grounded | AVIATION WEEK

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787s Remain Grounded Nov 12, 2010 By Guy Norris guy_norris@aviationweek.com Los Angeles Boeing plans to keep its 787 test fleet grounded for the present as it continues to “better understand the cause of the incident” on the test aircraft forced to make an emergency landing in… Read more

Boeing Pushes First 787 Delivery Back To 2011 | AVIATION WEEK

Boeing says first 787 deliveries to launch customer All Nippon Airways will now take place around February 2011, rather than by the end of this year as had been planned. Confirmation of the delay, issued late in the evening (Pacific time) of Aug 26, comes in the wake of an uncontained failure of… Read more