More Delays for Boeing 787
Boeing announced today that it has postponed first flight of the 787 Dreamliner once again, this time due to a need to reinforce areas within the side-of-b

Boeing announced today that it has postponed first flight of the 787 Dreamliner once again, this time due to a need to reinforce areas within the side-of-body sections of the aircraft. Last due to fly by the end of this month, the 787 remains grounded nearly two years after its July 8, 2007, rollout ceremony.

Boeing said it identified the need to delay the first flight following detailed analysis of
regularly scheduled tests on the full-scale static test airplane. However, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of airplane programs Pat Shanahan conceded that the problem, involving several small areas of unexpected stress along the upper part of the wing-to-body joints, became apparent late last month, during a series of wing-bending tests.