– Boeing Co delivered its first 787 Dreamliner in additional than a yr on Wednesday after a prolonged halt, stemming from manufacturing issues, value the U.S. planemaker no less than $5 billion.
The restart in deliveries comes as a significant reduction for Boeing, which was scuffling with the manufacturing of the wide-body jet for greater than two years. It might additionally assist the airline business higher faucet this yr’s growth in journey demand.
Here's a timeline of the troubled 787 program since 2020:
Date Improvement
September Boeing finds manufacturing downside within the new 787
2020 Dreamliner and warns of delays in deliveries
(https://reut.rs/3p3oPNF)
December Cuts 787 Dreamliner manufacturing for the fourth
2020 time in 18 months after posting zero
deliveries in November (https://reut.rs/3C9uIAH)
December The corporate’s high quality inspections associated to
2020 beforehand disclosed manufacturing flaws within the
airplane finds the identical concern in different components of
the jet (https://reut.rs/3p3p8bh)
March 2021 Boeing resumes 787 deliveries; fingers over one
airplane to United Airways (https://reut.rs/3dc3r5X)
Might 2021 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says
Boeing will briefly halt 787 deliveries as
the company waits for extra information to find out if
the planemaker’s deliberate inspection technique
meets federal necessities
July 2021 The FAA says some undelivered planes have a
new manufacturing high quality concern that the
firm will repair earlier than supply
July 2021 Boeing cuts 787 manufacturing after discovering
one other production-related structural defect
September The Wall Avenue Journal stories that the
2021 supply of Dreamliners will doubtless stay
halted till no less than late October because the FAA
rejects the corporate’s inspection proposal
October 2021 Boeing finds new defect in 787 Dreamliner,
says some titanium components have been improperly
manufactured over the previous three years
January 2022 Unveils a complete of $4.5 billion in prices in
the fourth quarter associated to 787 supply
delays, buyer concessions and manufacturing
prices
February The FAA says it might carry out last
2022 inspections on new jets and won't permit the
planemaker to self-certify particular person new
Boeing 787 planes
April 2022 Boeing tells airways and components suppliers that
787 deliveries will resume within the second half
of 2022, Reuters stories
Might 2022 The FAA finds 787 certification paperwork
incomplete, Reuters stories
July 2022 FAA approves Boeing’s inspection and
modification plan to renew deliveries of the
plane
August 2022 The U.S. authorities approves the primary 787
supply since 2021, clearing the way in which for
American Airways to take possession
August 2022 American Airways says it has
taken the supply of its first 787 Dreamliner
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