Boeing Trims This Year's Delivery Forecast on 787 Snags
Boeing lowers this year's delivery forecast.
Boeing won't likely deliver more than seven Dreamliners this year due to continuing "re-work" of early units. (Photo: Gregory Polek)
Boeing won't likely deliver more than seven Dreamliners this year due to continuing "re-work" of early units. (Photo: Gregory Polek)

Boeing once again lowered its forecast for deliveries of the 787 and 747-8 this year, to between 15 and 20 aircraft, after previously projecting an output of between 25 and 30 units. The 747-8F will account for roughly two thirds of those deliveries, said Boeing, meaning that it won’t ship more than seven 787s this year. It has so far delivered two 787s to Japan’s All Nippon Airways.

As a result, Boeing’s total delivery projection for the year stands at 480 airplanes, compared with an estimate of between 485 and 495 released with its second-quarter earnings figures. The downward projections come as Boeing continues to grapple with what CEO Jim McNerney called a “rework” of early 787s during a conference call held on October 26 to discuss the company’s third-quarter financials.