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787 delayed again
23 June 2009
Boeing has postponed the first test flight of the 787 because it needs to reinforce a side-of-body section of the aircraft, with a new flight schedule not available for several weeks.
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[Boeing]
[787]
[Dreamliner]
[LCAL]
[Airbus]
[A380]
[Qatar Airways]
[S7 Airlines]
[Scott Carson]
Boeing has postponed the first flight test of the 787 as it reinforces a section of the new aircraft, it said today.
The manufacturer said the setback to the long-awaited Dreamliner stemmed from the need to reinforce an area within the side-of-body section of the aircraft. The modification means both the first flight and first delivery will be postponed, with a new schedule not available for several weeks.
Boeing said that although initial examinations had given the all-clear for the flight test to proceed as planned this month, further testing resulted in a decision...
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