AMERICAN aircraft manufacturer Boeing is poised to resume delivering its 787 Dreamliners, ending a five-month halt while the plane maker's mechanics searched for tiny structural flaws in the carbon-fibre aircraft, said people familiar with the matter, reports Bloomberg.
The initial delivery was scheduled for last Friday, with Boeing likely to hand over two or three of the widebody jets this month, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the matter is confidential.
The renewed jetliner shipments will ease the uncertainty that had been building around Boeing's most advanced aircraft. The delivery drought added to Boeing's cash pressures, with more than 80 undelivered Dreamliners stacked up around company factories and in a desert storage lot in Victorville, California.
'We continue to expect to resume delivering 787s by the end of March,' Boeing said in an emailed statement, without providing specific timing. 'However, we will continue to take the time necessary and will adjust any delivery plans as needed. We remain in constant and transparent communication with our customers and regulators.'
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The initial delivery was scheduled for last Friday, with Boeing likely to hand over two or three of the widebody jets this month, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the matter is confidential.
The renewed jetliner shipments will ease the uncertainty that had been building around Boeing's most advanced aircraft. The delivery drought added to Boeing's cash pressures, with more than 80 undelivered Dreamliners stacked up around company factories and in a desert storage lot in Victorville, California.
'We continue to expect to resume delivering 787s by the end of March,' Boeing said in an emailed statement, without providing specific timing. 'However, we will continue to take the time necessary and will adjust any delivery plans as needed. We remain in constant and transparent communication with our customers and regulators.'
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