blrsea From India, joined May 2005, 1227 posts, RR: 3 Posted (2 years 4 months 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 15389 times:
Boeing has announced that the first deliveries of 787 will be in third quarter of 2011. Detailed info would be provided during the Jan 26th earnings report.
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Boeing said it expects to deliver the plane during the third quarter, which would be between July and the end of September. The new schedule has been padded in the event that anything else goes wrong, the company said.
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The company said it will provide more information on its financial forecast and deliveries during its earnings conference call on Jan. 26. The revised delivery date is not expected to have a material impact on Boeing's financial results for 2010, the company said
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Stabilator From United States of America, joined Nov 2010, 487 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (2 years 4 months 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 15363 times:
I can't say I'm surprised...
So we beat on against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
BoeingVista From Australia, joined Jan 2009, 1013 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (2 years 4 months 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 14963 times:
Quoting scbriml (Reply 4):
Well, Boeing says Q3 with some contingency added back in. So, if it does slip past Q3 they'll have some tough questions to answer.
In 2009 they said 12 months flight test / certification schedule with a contingency built in, that 12 months has now been streched to 21 months. Boeing are never asked tough questions about the 787 timeline slippage and I dont exoect them to be asked tough questions about this slip either, nor do I expect it to be the last one.
TommyBP251b From Germany, joined Apr 2006, 449 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (2 years 4 months 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 14750 times:
Can somebody update us regarding the recent problems. I see lots of nearly ready 787 on pictures resting in Everett. Does it still have something to do with the fire?
par13del From Bahamas, joined Dec 2005, 5901 posts, RR: 8 Reply 8, posted (2 years 4 months 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 14641 times:
Quoting BoeingVista (Reply 6): Boeing are never asked tough questions about the 787 timeline slippage and I dont exoect them to be asked tough questions about this slip either, nor do I expect it to be the last one.
Well the airlines who signed contracts and are receiving compensation due to the delays probably don't care whether those questions are asked in the public domain, we do but then we cannot demand compensation for our delay in seeing the a/c entry into service or being able to book a flight.
Bummer
The a/c are flying and other than the last "catastrophic failure" - my opinon of the fire - no issues have been reported in relation to flight, unlike the 748 which has an inboard wing "flutter" issue, so unless there is another major equipment failure they should be able to finally meet a delayed deadline.
I do not have any more fingers, eyes or limbs to cross, so...........
delimit From United States of America, joined Jan 2009, 1432 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (2 years 4 months 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 14218 times:
Quoting TommyBP251b (Reply 8): Can somebody update us regarding the recent problems. I see lots of nearly ready 787 on pictures resting in Everett. Does it still have something to do with the fire?
Entirely. After the fire Boeing never released an updated schedule. This is that update.
Out of this news message the following quote from independent airline analyst Saj Ahmad is quite remarkable:
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"The three years of delays have proved costly as they have embarrassment for the company, but with most of the flight test program under their belt, this is probably the first time since the 787s first flight that Boeing can say with confidence that it can make this new revised delivery schedule."
Now let's hope he is right and Boeing can finally starting delivering this plane to the customers. .
cloud4000 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 639 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (2 years 4 months 6 days ago) and read 12590 times:
[quote=ebbuk,reply=14]So potentially they could deliver the first plane on 07/08/11 exactly 4years after the initial rollout?
I take it they have sorted the condensation issues of the carbon fibre tube?
You know if I wrote a script about the 787 based soley on the facts as we know them, no one would believe it, in fact they'd call it mean spirited.
Just get the plane out this time. No padding Boeing, pls? And Airbus, you're on watch too
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