Article: 787 Getting Off the Ground? - Analyst Blog

787 Getting Off the Ground? - Analyst Blog


Some observers wonder if the 787 Dreamliner airplane will ever fly. Not to worry! Years ago, this writer was employed by Northrop Corp. -- now Northrop Grumman Corp. ( NOC ) -- which, at that time, was struggling to produce the 747 fuselage as a risk-sharing partner. The problem became so onerous financially that The Boeing Company ( BA ) revised its agreement with Northrop, which became a sub-contractor and went on to produce many 747 fuselages.

A similar thing has already happened with Vought ( VTC ), one of the original risk-sharing partners on the 787; in this case, Boeing has taken over Vought's 787 operations.

Boeing has the resources to make the ...

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