Boeing says it will meet 787 goals despite glitch |
Chicago Tribune - Mar 14, 2012 |
The head of Boeing Co's Commercial Airplanes unit reaffirmed on Wednesday that the plane-maker can correct a glitch on the 787 Dreamliner and meet its delivery goals for the plane this year.
"I see nothing to date that leads me to believe that we won't deliver all the 787s we have in our plan by the end of the year," Jim Albaugh told a JPMorgan Aviation, Transportation and Defense conference that was broadcast over the Internet.
The Dreamliner is the world's first commercial airplane with an airframe made largely of light-weight carbon composites. It boasts unprecedented fuel-efficiency and is a hit among customers, who have ordered about 870 of the planes.
The 787 is about three years behind its development schedule, largely because of snags in the complex global supply chain used to make the plane. Boeing delivered the first 787 last year.
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- Posted: 2012-03-14 10:18:22
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