Article: Boeing again delays 787 debut

Boeing again pushes back 787 CHICAGO (AP) -- Boeing Co. pushed back its oft-delayed 787 jetliner by another six months Tuesday, postponing the jet's debut in commercial service until the third quarter of 2009, further jolting the company's credibility and likely costing it billions of dollars in additional costs and penalties. The latest delays -- the third revision to its delivery schedule and fourth switch in the plans for first test flight -- underscore the problems Boeing is having keeping to a schedule while leaning heavily for the first time on outside contractors to do most of the manufacturing. The aircraft touted for its potential to be more fuel-efficient than other large jets is ...

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