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Article: DREAMLINER TO BE DELIVERED LATE, BOEING CONFIRMS.(News)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- October 11, 2007
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Byline: JAMES WALLACEP-I aerospace reporter
The Boeing Co. finally acknowledged Wednesday what many in the industry had been expecting for some time - the 787 Dreamliner will be late to customers.
The first flight of the 787 won't happen until around the end of March, and the first planes won't be delivered until late November or December 2008 rather than the end of May.
That's six months late.
Some industry analysts believe there could be more bad news from Boeing in the months ahead, although they said the challenges Boeing faces with the 787 are nothing like the production issues that delayed delivery of the Airbus A380 for two years and cost the ...