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Boeing sets 787 plane first delivery for third quarter

Washington, Usa - The revised first delivery date is not expected to have a material impact on 2010 financial results

Boeing announced today that it expects delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner aircraft 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. The 787 program...

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Rome, Italy, 01/18/2011 15:36
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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