Aircraft
787 Seat Supply Delays Continue But Solution Is Close
Boeing engineers working with Zodiac to resolve delivery delays
Boeing managed to deliver 30 Dreamliners in the first quarter despite continued production problems at seat supplier Zodiac. (Photo: Boeing)
Boeing managed to deliver 30 Dreamliners in the first quarter despite continued production problems at seat supplier Zodiac. (Photo: Boeing)

Boeing Commercial Airplanes and French seat supplier Zodiac have not settled all the problems that led to Dreamliner delivery delays in the first quarter, but Boeing CEO Jim McNerney expressed confidence on Wednesday that the partners will resolve all of what remains largely unnamed “issues” by the end of this year’s second quarter. Speaking during the company's first quarter earnings conference call, McNerney also echoed assurances from CFO Greg Smith that the delays of shipments of the first class seats will not disrupt Boeing’s production plans, which call for deliveries of some 120 Dreamliners this year.