Boeing cites production risk in three-month delay of 747-8
Boeing has pushed back by three months production of the first 747-8, the latest iteration of its venerable flagship, citing a need to avoid “operational r

Boeing has pushed back by three months production of the first 747-8, the latest iteration of its venerable flagship, citing a need to avoid “operational risk” as it switches from the manufacture of the current 747-400 model. The move will provide additional time for completion of engineering work for the new variant.

Initially, the U.S. company had expected to roll out the first 747-8, a cargo -8F for Luxembourg-based Cargolux, in November 2008. Now, that milestone event faces a likely delay of three months, to February 2009.