Jim Albaugh, head of the Boeing Co.’s Commercial Airplanes Division, said to expect a new schedule for delivery of the 787 jet within a couple weeks. Here’s an Associated Press story with his comments:
The head of Boeing’s commercial airplanes division says the company hopes to announce a delivery schedule for its 787 aircraft within two weeks, but getting federal approval for fixes to the problem-plagued plane will be key.
Jim Albaugh, Boeing’s president and CEO for airplanes, said Wednesday that Boeing needs the Federal Aviation Administration “to agree to the fixes we’re going to put in place” and to restart certification test flights before the company can release a delivery schedule.
FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown said the agency is working with Boeing Co. on planning for a resumption of flight tests.
The company has resumed testing the jet, but the tests are to check work the company has done, not for FAA certification.
The 787 has suffered a string of production problems and is three years behind schedule. Boeing resumed test flights of the plane in December after an in-flight fire halted them in November.
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