Boeing Resumes 787 Production
Boeing resumed production of 787 Dreamliners yesterday as it joined the major assemblies of the fifth airplane designated for flight test, the company anno

Boeing resumed production of 787 Dreamliners yesterday as it joined the major assemblies of the fifth airplane designated for flight test, the company announced today. Production had ground to a virtual halt for some two months as workers replaced thousands of improperly installed or nonconforming fasteners in the prototypes’ fuselages.

The airplane, designated ZA005, will become the first to fly with General Electric GEnx engines. Rolls-Royce Trent 1000s will power the first four prototypes. Boeing plans to fly the first Rolls-powered airplane some time during this year’s second quarter.