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Boeing: Dreamliner on Schedule

Posted Dec 11, 07 3:25 PM CST in Business 

(Newser) – Boeing said today that it remains committed to delivering 109 Dreamliners by the end of 2009 despite persistent supply-chain problems, the Chicago Tribune reports. Although the aviation giant expects to eventually be able to produce one plane in 3 days, the first six—which will be used for test flights—won’t be finished until the second quarter of 2008.

The 787 Dreamliner is the first Boeing plane to use a far-flung network of suppliers who produce large components that snap together. Although more than 75% of suppliers are having trouble meeting Boeing’s standards, the company is optimistic: "Our ramp up is aggressive, but we have not found any fundamental flaws to say it's not doable," said one exec.

Sources Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg

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A visitor holds up a U.S. flag as he views the first production model of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane after it was unveiled to an audience of several thousand employees, airline executives,...   (Associated Press)
Boeing Co. provided this Dec. 9, 2007 photo of the production line at the Boeing 787 Final Assembly factory in Everett, Wash. Boeing on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007 said that its schedule for the 787 Dreamliner...   (Associated Press)
Visitors reach out to touch the fuselage of the first production model of the new Boeing 787 airplane after it was unveiled to an audience of several thousand employees, airline executives, and dignitaries...   (Associated Press)
Former Vice President of the 787 program Mike Bair, stands next to a model of plane as he takes questions from reporters in this July 6, 2007 file photo, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)   (Associated Press)
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