Boeing denies press reports of further Dreamliner delays
04.05.08
US aircraft maker Boeing has denied German media reports that deliveries of its new 787 Dreamliner plane will be further delayed. Boeing spokeswoman Yvonne Leach told AFP: 'There is no further delay. It is exactly what we announced in April. It is the same schedule, no further delay.'
The comments come after German newspaper Die Welt reported yesterday that Boeing had signalled a further nine-month delay to customers for the Dreamliner. The report cited a letter sent by the company explaining that orders will now be fulfilled a total of 27 months late. The newspaper said the delay would affect companies expecting to take delivery from 2012 and beyond, including Air Europe, Gulf Air, Virgin and British Airways.
On April 9, Boeing said the first B787 flight would move into the fourth quarter of this year rather than the end of the second, with first delivery planned for the third quarter of 2009 instead of the first.
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