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| Dreamliner hit by six-month delay | Dreamliner hit by six-month delay |
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| Deliveries of US planemaker Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner aircraft will fall six months behind schedule, the company has announced. | Deliveries of US planemaker Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner aircraft will fall six months behind schedule, the company has announced. |
| The delay - to late November or December 2008 - was caused by manufacturing problems, Boeing said. | The delay - to late November or December 2008 - was caused by manufacturing problems, Boeing said. |
| Half the materials used to build the Dreamliner are carbon fibre composites, making the process more complex. | Half the materials used to build the Dreamliner are carbon fibre composites, making the process more complex. |
| The A380 superjumbo, the flagship of Boeing's arch-rival Airbus, has itself been hit by repeated delays. | The A380 superjumbo, the flagship of Boeing's arch-rival Airbus, has itself been hit by repeated delays. |
| Compare Boeing and Airbus planes | Compare Boeing and Airbus planes |
| The news had an impact on Boeing's share price, which fell 2.7% on Wall Street. | |
| MATERIALS IN THE 787 DREAMLINER Carbon-fibre composites: 50% Aluminium: 20%Titanium: 15%Steel: 10%Other: 5% Source: Boeing In pictures: Dreamliner unveiled | MATERIALS IN THE 787 DREAMLINER Carbon-fibre composites: 50% Aluminium: 20%Titanium: 15%Steel: 10%Other: 5% Source: Boeing In pictures: Dreamliner unveiled |
| The Dreamliner, Boeing's first all-new jet since 1995, was unveiled in July this year. | The Dreamliner, Boeing's first all-new jet since 1995, was unveiled in July this year. |
| It is the only big commercial aircraft made mostly of carbon fibre rather than aluminium and is billed as the most environmentally-friendly commercial jet ever built. | It is the only big commercial aircraft made mostly of carbon fibre rather than aluminium and is billed as the most environmentally-friendly commercial jet ever built. |
| Boeing says the 787 is much more fuel efficient than its competitors and produces 20% less carbon dioxide. | Boeing says the 787 is much more fuel efficient than its competitors and produces 20% less carbon dioxide. |
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