Commercial Program Delays Hit Twin-Aisle VIP Deliveries
Delays in commerical 787, 747 deliveries will affect deliveries of the executive version.

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, and 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 aircraft will deliver this year. 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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