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New Delays for 747‑8f

Boeing Has Delayed First Flight of the 747-8f From the Last Quarter of This Year to Early Next Year, and Taken a Us$1bn (a$1. 1bn) Pre-tax Charge Against Its Third Quarter Profit Result Due to “increased Production Costs and Difficult Market Conditions Affecting the 747-8 Program. ” “as the Program Assembled Major Components of Initial 747-8 Freighters During the Third Quarter, It Became Clear That Late Maturity of Engineering Designs Has Caused Greater Than Expected Re-work and Disruption in Manufacturing,” the Company Said in an October 6 Statement.

“the Company Now Expects First Flight of the 747-8 Freighter to Occur by Early Next Year With the Flight Test Program Taking Place in 2010. First Delivery of the 747-8 Freighter is Now Expected in the Fourth Quarter of 2010. First Delivery of the Intercontinental Passenger Variant Remains Scheduled for the Fourth Quarter of 2011. ” the Delay Follows a Program Review Instigated by New Boeing Commercial Airplanes Boss Jim Albaugh, and is Understood to Be Related to a Number of Small Issues, Rather Than One Significant Item.