Boeing’s headaches with the 787
SEP 04, 2009
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.023658
NPR : To build the 787, Boeing took two giant leaps. First, it created the structure not from metal, but from lightweight composite material. And second, it outsourced more than ever before.Boeing has more than 800 orders for the new jet. It remains the best-selling new aircraft in the company’s history.But Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner has also produced a lot of headaches from the outset. There have been a handful of cancellations for the first test flight, which was first scheduled for nearly two and a half years ago. And this week the man in charge of Boeing’s passenger jet business was replaced.
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