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Boeing 787 and 747-8I Delays Hit VVIP Jet Deliveries
Boeing 787 and 747-8I Delays Hit VVIP Jet Deliveries

Boeing Business Jets president Steve Taylor yesterday revealed at NBAA 2011 that the well-publicized delays of the company’s commercial 787 and 747-8I twin-aisle aircraft programs would affect deliveries of these models to VIP completion centers.

Delivery of the first 787 BBJ is now slipping to 2014 from 2012. The first 747-8i VIP has seen 30 to 60 days of pressure added to its delivery schedule, though Boeing has not changed its guidance that the first airplane will deliver this year [revised 10/11/2011]. Even though that 747-8I had been built months ago, it was awaiting the incorporation of minor changes based on program flight test, before aircraft certification and delivery. Taylor likened it to crossing the Ts and dotting the Is. “It’s not a big deal; it’s not big news,” he said.

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