Dreamliner delays

BOEING’S new delivery of 787 Dreamliners have been delayed until at least late next month.

The company has been unable to persuade US airsafety regulators to approve its proposal to inspect the aircraft following structural flaws being identified by the Federal Aviation Administration in Jul (TD 15 Jul).

The impasse has kept Boeing from moving more than US$25 billion worth of Dreamliners, with about 100 of the aircraft still in inventory awaiting delivery at the end of Jun.