http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12217975
Jan 18th 2011 by BBC News | UK
Boeing 787 has postponed the delivery date for the first of its new 787 Dreamliners again. This time the date is set on the third quarter of 2011. The plane has been plagued by problems since 2008. This time the delay is due to an on-board fire which forced the company to halt the test flight of past November. Boeing originally wanted to deliver their first plane in May 2008, so they are already three years overdue. Especially in 2010 the company has bad full-year results due to the Dreamliner-project. Besides that, also the company’s image and reputation have been damaged.
When you keep in mind that Boeing wanted to deliver their first Dreamliner plane in May 2008, you can understand how big the delay is. I am wondering what the total costs are because of this delay. The full-year results end up to be pretty bad. The question raises: was this investment in the Dreamliner worth all this trouble? But we could never foresee it. I hope the company survives all the setbacks, because there is already a list of ordered Dreamliners.
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