Boeing to delay deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft

Boeing Co. will delay deliveries from his 787 Dreamliner airplane after detecting faulty parts during production, a setback at a time when the planemaker works to meet growing demand for its long-range jet.

Shares fell to 3,9% after the news broke, reversing an earlier rise. The action accumulated a rise of 9.6% this year until the close of the session on Monday.

The flaw could affect about 90 Dreamliners already manufactured that the company has not yet delivered, Boeing reported Tuesday. Boeing will inspect each plane for improperly sized fillers in the horizontal stabilizer, a small wing attached to the tail of the plane. A handful of 787s sitting on the final assembly line at Boeing’s North Charleston, South Carolina, facility will also have to be inspected for defects and, if necessary, repaired.

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In the near term, Boeing’s latest production failure is likely to exacerbate a shortage of new planes as airlines struggle to keep up with post-pandemic air travel growth. The US planemaker and its rival, Airbus SE, have faced labor and supplier tensions that are hampering their ability to ramp up production.

Boeing too is facing a supplier defect affecting hundreds of its 737 Max aircraft.

According to Boeing, Dreamliner production will not stop. The next horizontal stabilizers to roll out of the company’s Salt Lake City factory will be built with wedges that meet Boeing’s engineering specifications. Boeing said it still plans to deliver 70 to 80 of its widebody jets this year, and hasn’t changed its goal of building five Dreamliners a month by the end of the year.

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Boeing and US regulators are still determining what measures will be necessary for the fleet of 787s in service. Faulty stabilizer parts, discovered last week, are not considered by US regulators to be an immediate flight safety concern. This means that there is no need for emergency repairs on Dreamliners already in commercial service with airlines.

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The US planemaker halted 787 deliveries earlier this year and is barely recovering from minor structural defects that halted Dreamliner shipments through 2021 and 2022. Boeing aims to increase Dreamliner production to a rate of 10 planes a year. month by mid-decade, a critical goal to meet CEO Dave Calhoun’s goal of generating $10 billion in cash by 2025 or 2026.