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Dreamliner's Maiden Flight Delayed

Boeing's 787 won't be ready to fly until October

By Sam Biddle,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 10, 2007 8:09 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Boeing's cushy, cutting-edge Dreamliner won't make it into airlines' hands until sometime in October, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The inaugural flight of the 787was originally scheduled for late September, but unexpected delays encountered with the complex installation of the jetliner's myriad flight systems have pushed Boeing's timetable back.

Boeing engineers are hoping to deliver the first Dreamliner—which is made of lighter carbon-fiber composite for fuel efficiency and offers better air quality for passengers—by next spring. "It's aggressive. But it hangs together. We think we can do it," says Boeing's chief executive of their breakneck efforts. But many industry analysts remain skeptical of Boeing's ability to meet carrier demands in 2008 on time.

Scott Carson, Boeing Co.'s Commercial Airplanes Chief, presents Aeroflot CEO Valery Okulov, left, with a model of the 787 Dreamliner during a signing ceremony in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 9, 2007. Boeing and Aeroflot signed a deal Saturday for the Russian carrier to acquire 22 Dreamliner jets from...
Scott Carson, Boeing Co.'s Commercial Airplanes Chief, presents Aeroflot CEO Valery Okulov, left, with a model of the 787 Dreamliner during a signing ceremony in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June...   (Associated Press)
The first production model of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane is unveiled to an audience of several thousand employees, airline executives, and dignitaries during a ceremony Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Boeing's assembly plant in Everett, Wash. The 787 is Boeing's first all-new plane since airlines started flying the...
The first production model of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane is unveiled to an audience of several thousand employees, airline executives, and dignitaries during a ceremony Sunday, July 8, 2007,...   (Associated Press)
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, and dignitaries during a ceremony in this July 8, 2007 file photo, at Boeing's assembly...
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)
Visitors check out the engine of the first production model of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane after it was unveiled to an audience of several thousand employees, airline executives, and dignitaries during a ceremony Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Boeing's assembly plant in Everett, Wash. The 787 is Boeing's...
Visitors check out the engine of the first production model of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane after it was unveiled to an audience of several thousand employees, airline executives, and dignitaries...   (Associated Press)
Visitors crowd around the first production model of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane after it was unveiled to an audience of several thousand employees, airline executives, and dignitaries during a ceremony Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Boeing's assembly plant in Everett, Wash. The 787 is Boeing's first all-new plane...
Visitors crowd around the first production model of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane after it was unveiled to an audience of several thousand employees, airline executives, and dignitaries during...   (Associated Press)
Boeing Co. President and CEO Jim McNerney speaks at the unveiling of the first production model of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane before an audience of several thousand employees, airline executives, and dignitaries during a ceremony Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Boeing's assembly plant in Everett, Wash. The 787...
Boeing Co. President and CEO Jim McNerney speaks at the unveiling of the first production model of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane before an audience of several thousand employees, airline executives,...   (Associated Press)
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