Tue, Jan 18, 2011
Full Flight Testing Expected To Resume By End Of The Week
After additional delays due to an electrical fire aboard one of
their test aircraft, Boeing has again revised its delivery timeline
for the Dreamliner. The company announced Tuesday that it expects
delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner to take place in the third
quarter of this year. The new delivery date reflects the impact of
an in-flight incident during testing last November and includes the
time required to produce, install and test updated software and new
electrical power distribution panels in the flight test and
production airplanes.
"This revised timeline for first delivery accommodates the work
we believe remains to be done to complete testing and certification
of the 787," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager
of the 787 program. "We've also restored some margin in the
schedule to allow for any additional time that may be needed to
complete certification activities," Fancher said.
The 787 program has been gradually returning individual
airplanes to the flight test program. After receiving interim
software and hardware improvements, four flight test airplanes have
been subjected to extensive ground testing and a thorough review to
ensure their readiness to return to flight. The remaining two
airplanes will be returning to flight in the days ahead to bring
the full flight test fleet back up to flight status.
Boeing says the revised first delivery date is not expected to
have a material impact on 2010 financial results. Financial
guidance and anticipated initial 787 deliveries for 2011 will be
discussed in the company's earnings call on Jan. 26.
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