Boeing said earlier in the week that it doesn't expect any order cancellations for its 787 Dreamliner passenger jet from its Asia Pacific customers after the company postponed for the fourth time the plane's first flight because of structural problems, Dow Jones reported.
"We had some cancellations in the past because of the economic downturn, but I don't see any tied to this issue," Yvonne Leach, a Boeing spokeswoman for the 787 told Dow Jones.
Leach said that Boeing is in talks with the Asia-based airlines that have ordered the 787 regarding compensation, but declined to say how much this would cost the company.
The 787's first flight was supposed to take place next week, but engineers decided to push it back because unexpected stresses recently discovered would affect the aircraft's maneuverability.
No new date for the first flight or the plane's delivery dates were given. Boeing has more that 800 Dreamliners on order and Japan's All Nippon Airways is the launch customer. The carrier was supposed to get its first 787 in the first quarter of 2010. |
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Source: cargonewsasia
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