Boeing Expected to Delay Dreamliner 6 More Months

Customers eager to get fuel-efficient airliner as delays push to 14 months
By Jim O'Neill,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 8, 2008 8:39 AM CDT
Boeing Expected to Delay Dreamliner 6 More Months
Boeing Co. provided this undated photo of Patrick Shanahan, vice president and general manager of the 787 Program. Shanahan said Boeing is "making progress against our plans."    (AP Photo/Boeing Co., Marian Lockhart)

Boeing is expected to delay delivery of its 787 Dreamliner for a third time, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports, as the company continues to struggle with parts shortages, redesigns, and manufacturing partners falling behind schedule. Analysts expect at least another 6-month delay to be announced tomorrow, pushing back the new fuel-efficient airliner a total of 14 months from its original delivery date.

Boeing's stock has dropped some 30% as investors have lost confidence in the company’s ability to get the next-generation aircraft off the ground, reports MarketWatch. Experts say tomorrow’s conference call with analysts will be critical for Boeing as it tries to regain credibility. (More Aircraft manufacturers stories.)

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