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| Tueday, 07/02/2012, 22:08:42 PM | | | | Boeing faces claim on 787 delays sixth flight test aircraft wont fly until September | | |  Comment |  Send To E-mail |  Print | | | | Boeing insiders indicated the company has decided to push back the first flight of the sixth and final 787 flight test aircraft to Sept. 12, while on another front the manufacturer is facing a $1 billion claim from Air India related to 27 delayed Dreamliners the carrier has on order.
The latest challenges to hit the 787 program come as Boeing continues to target the 2010 fourth quarter for first delivery to ANA even as it warns that first deliveries could slip into 2011 (ATW Daily News, July 29). While final assembly has started on the 26th 787 designated for Air India, the airline reportedly has submitted a $1 billion claim against Boeing for compensation for delivery delays. According to India Today, it has the backing of the Indian government in seeking compensation from Boeing, although the US government is pressuring it to soften its line.
Initial 787 deliveries to Air India were due to start in 2008 but the first aircraft is now scheduled to be delivered in March 2011. The airline is planning to use 787s to replace aging aircraft including A310s and 747-400s.
Boeing has acknowledged that the margin on the 787 flight test program has thinned considerably. Its plan to put the sixth flight test aircraft in the air by the end of July did not come to fruition. According to company insiders, ZA006's first flight is now targeted for Sept. 12.
The first five flight test aircraft have completed 463 flights spanning 1,446 hr. The high-time aircraft is ZA001 with 159 flights and 466.7 hr.
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 | | Corrosion Control (Part 1) | | | They say experience is the best teacher. And when it comes to corrosion control at Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, that edict is definitely true. | | |
 | | Airbus A350 Gets Boost as Cathay Backs Jet Over Dreamliner | | | Airbus SAS’s order for 30 A350s from Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. may spur sales in China, a market already set to receive about a quarter of the aircraft built by the planemaker over the next five yea ... | | |
 | | Airbus boosts single-aisle aircraft production to rate 40/month by 2012 | | | Airbus will increase the monthly production rate of its A320 Family aircraft to 38 per month in August 2011 and to 40 per month in first quarter 2012. Currently Airbus turns out 34 A320 Family aircraf ... | | |
 | | TAM Airlines firms up commitment to order 25 Airbus aircraft | | | TAM Airlines, Airbus’ biggest customer in the Southern Hemisphere and Brazil’s largest airline, signed a firm order for 25 eco-efficient Airbus aircraft, bringing the Brazilian airline’s total Airbus ... | | |
 | | Boeing to Manufacture Certain 787 Interior Parts in North Charleston, S.C. | | | NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced that it has chosen North Charleston, S.C., as the location for its new 787 Dreamliner interiors fabrication fa ... | | |
| | | Hong Kong Aviation Seeks $4 Billion to Double Leasing Fleet | | | Hong Kong Aviation Capital Co. plans to raise as much as $4 billion to buy planes as Chinese state- backed lessors tap surging domestic travel and challenge U.S. rivals in overseas markets. | | |
 | | Airbus, Boeing Said to Be Poised for Leasing-Firm Jet Orders | | | Airbus SAS and Boeing Co. are poised to win orders this week from plane-leasing companies returning to the market after the economic crisis, said four people familiar with the planned announcements. | | |
 | | Boeing confirms 787 will be at Farnborough | | | Boeing made official on Friday what many had speculated about for weeks: The 787 will make its international debut later this month at the Farnborough Airshow. | | |
B747.jpg) | | Boeing Plans to Debut 787 Dreamliner and New Unmanned Systems at Farnborough | | | CHICAGO, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ The Boeing 787 Dreamliner will make its international debut this month when the doors open on the Farnborough International Airshow outside London. Boeing also ... | | |
 | | Boeing Completes Firm Configuration of 787-9 Dreamliner | | | EVERETT, Wash., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced the completion of firm configuration for the 787-9 Dreamliner. Boeing reached this milestone after years of collaborati ... | | |
 | | Boeing and FAA to team for cleaner skies, quieter airplanes. | | | WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced today that they will work together to speed the development and applica ... | | |
 | | Dubai May Defer, Cancel $29 Billion of Airbus, Boeing Jet Orders, WSJ Says | | | Dubai Aerospace Enterprise may defercancel $29 billion of orders for 200 aircraft, divided equally between Airbus SAS and Boeing Co., the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people famil ... | | |
 | | Boeing completes first flight of GE powered 787 | | | EVERETT, Wash., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ The first Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner with General Electric (GE) engines, the airplane referred to as ZA005, completed its first flight at 6:29 p.m ... | | |
 | | Boeing 787 Withstands First Lightning Strike as Tests Advance | | | Boeing Co.’s new composite-plastic 787 Dreamliner survived its first lightning strike with no damage as the plane approaches the halfway point in flight testing, program manager Scott Fancher said. | | |
 | | Airbus wins commitments worth US$15.3 billion at ILA Berlin Air Show | | | During the 2010 ILA Berlin Air Show, Airbus announced commitments across its broad product range covering a total of 67 aircraft, valued at over US$15.3 billion. These commitments include firm orders ... | | |
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