787 - Ancora Ritardo

[SQpps]

BA faces a further three-week delay on its new 787 Dreamliner, a respected industry blog reported on Wednesday, as the plane maker hustles to meet its end-March deadline for getting the plane in the air for the first time. Recall last month that BA insisted the 787 was on track to meet its revised schedule. In October, Boeing put back first delivery of the plane by at least six months due to production problems - Reuters

E si dice che il ritardo potrebbe anche aumentare

[Steman]

Non capisco, BA non e´ che l´ultimo cliente in ordine di tempo per il 787.
Non dovrebbe essere ANA a preoccuparsi? Sapevo che le prime consegne erano slittate
ma che, come per il 380, quelle successive sarebbero state puntuali.
E poi parliamo di 3 settimane di ritardo.....su un aereo che gli inglesi riceveranno nel 2014!!!

Ciao

Stefano

[SQpps]

ehm... BA - in questo caso - è l'acronimo per Boeing

[Steman]

Duhhhhh ;-)

[SQpps]

Le groupe Boeing est en passe d'annoncer de nouveaux retards pour le démarrage de son 787 Dreamliner, selon le Wall Street journal de mardi, ce qui l'empêcherait de livrer autant d'appareils que prévu au cours de sa première année commerciale.

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[SQpps]

Boeing is again pushing back the production schedule of its first 787 Dreamliner.

Citing supply chain problems, the Chicago-based aerospace giant said Wednesday it will conduct the first test flight in June, revised from March. Deliveries to airline customers will begin in the first quarter of 2009, not in late 2008 as had been anticipated. Japanese carrier ANA is still slated to be the first customer.
The delay also means it's impossible for Boeing to fulfill its estimate of delivering 109 copies of its break-through aircraft by the end of 2009. The company said it was still working on its long-term production schedule.

"The fundamental design and technologies of the 787 remain sound," said Scott Carson, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "However, we continue to be challenged by start-up issues in our factory and in our extended global supply-chain. We are deeply disappointed by what this delay means for our customers."

Because the plane is in heavy demand from customers, Boeing outsourced about 70% of the production to suppliers, requiring an unprecedented amount of coordination. Much of the work has had to be shifted back to Boeing's Everett, Wash., assembly plant, adding to delays.

"We've underestimated how long it'd take to complete someone else's work," said Pat Shanahan, 787's general manager.

Customers and analysts are closely monitoring Boeing's production of the 787 Dreamliner, the company's first new model since introduction of the 777 in 1995. It's also the centerpiece of Boeing's future commercial aviation strategy. The twin-engine plane, made of composite material, emphasizes fuel-efficient, long-haul transportation for up to 300 passengers. With 817 orders, it's the best selling new airplane in Boeing's history.

In September last year, Boeing said it will postpone the test flight, but emphasized that it was still on course to meet the first delivery to ANA by June, 2008.

A month later, Boeing conceded that it couldn't meet the original delivery schedule and pushed it back to late 2008. It blamed the poor quality of some of the outsourced work and a shortage of metal fasteners.

Shanahan said Wednesday that parts shortages are now at "a manageable level." To avoid further delays, Boeing said will also conduct an analysis of whether suppliers' can better meet their commitments to deliver more complete assemblies on future airplanes.

It declined to comment on any possible penalty fees that would be paid to customers for delivery delays, but such penalties are typical in its contracts.

ANA spokesman Damion Martin said the latest delay is "extremely regrettable," but declined to comment on whether it would seek penalty fees from Boeing.

fonte : UT.

[Airbus]

c'era chi gioiva del ritardo del 380.....

[SQpps]

evidentemente la concorrenza è così strenua che chiunque cerca di penetrare prima sul mercato per poi rendersi conto che al primo intoppo nasce un ritardo.!