Boeing Co. said Tuesday that it was re-inspecting work carried out by a key partner on its 787 Dreamliner aircraft to ensure it met the U.S. aerospace group’s own standards. The company said it was assessing the impact on the production and delivery schedule for the new plane, already two-and-a-half years behind schedule. Get the full story »
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July 21, 2010 at 5:40 a.m.
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Filed under: Defense, International, Litigation, Manufacturing, Policy EU appeals WTO ruling against Airbus
The European Union plans on Wednesday appealed a World Trade Organization ruling that Airbus SAS received $20 billion in illegal government subsidies that unfairly tilted the global aircraft market — to the detriment of Chicago-based Boeing Co. The appeal had been widely expected, and will likely prolong the already long-running dispute between the E.U. and U.S. over government funding to planemakers Airbus and Boeing. Get the full story »
Another 787 delay, but Boeing ups outlook
A Boeing 787 prepares for its first test flight in December. (AP)
Boeing Co said Thursday that issues raised in its 787 Dreamliner flight tests could delay first delivery of the long-awaited carbon-composite aircraft into the first part of 2011, but the company also expects an uptick in new plane demand over the next two decades. Get the full story »
July 9, 2010 at 6:46 a.m.
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Filed under: Boeing to debut 787, drones at Farnborough
Boeing said it would give the 787 Dreamliner its international debut, and show several unmanned aircraft this month at the Farnborough International Airshow outside London. Get the full story »
Boeing finds new 787 problem, grounds test fleet
A chase plane flies beside a Boeing 787 airplane on Dec. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)
Boeing Co. says it inspecting all of its 787 jets after finding that some have improperly installed parts in a section of the tail.
In a statement late Thursday Boeing said it had ”identified a workmanship issue” with the horizontal tail, also called a stabilizer. Shims and fasteners weren’t installed correctly, the aircraft maker said. The stabilizer, the smaller wing on the plane’s tail, is built by Italian manufacturer Alenia.
Boeing said inspections will take one to two days. Any work required will take up to eight days for each plane. Get the full story »
Dreamliner reported in British air show lineup
The Boeing Co. (BA) 787 Dreamliner is likely to make an appearance next month at the Farnborough International Airshow, a biennial trade fair for some of the industry’s biggest suppliers and customers.
Though the Chicago company hasn’t made an announcement, industry insiders say they know of plans to fly the next-generation wide-body aircraft to Britain for the week-long event starting July 19. Get the full story »
Boeing says 787 Dreamliner testing going well
(Kevin P. Casey/Bloomberg)
Associated Press | Boeing Co. is putting its new 787 through an aggressive flight-testing
schedule, with the fourth plane set to begin test flights on Sunday.
Boeing is aiming to deliver the plane to its first customer by the end
of this year. By midyear it is aiming to fly six planes a total of 90
hours per week, Jim Albaugh, chief executive of Boeing’s commercial
airplane division, told analysts on Tuesday.
Albaugh said the testing so far has included more than 100 stalls, some
practice with an engine off, and a dive that brought it to Mach .97,
close to the speed of sound.
