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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. | The news had an impact on Boeing's share price, which fell 2.7% on Wall Street. |
| We are disappointed over the schedule changes that we are announcing Jim McNerney, Boeing chief executive | We are disappointed over the schedule changes that we are announcing Jim McNerney, Boeing chief executive |
| This was despite Boeing saying that the setback would not have a substantially negative impact on its balance sheet. | This was despite Boeing saying that the setback would not have a substantially negative impact on its balance sheet. |
| The firm added it "deeply regretted" the delay - a result of problems with spare parts, software and systems integration - and would work with its customers to minimize disruption to them. | The firm added it "deeply regretted" the delay - a result of problems with spare parts, software and systems integration - and would work with its customers to minimize disruption to them. |
| "We are disappointed over the schedule changes that we are announcing," said Jim McNerney, the firm's president and chief executive. | "We are disappointed over the schedule changes that we are announcing," said Jim McNerney, the firm's president and chief executive. |
| "Notwithstanding the challenges that we are experiencing in bringing forward this game-changing product, we remain confident in the design of the 787 and in the fundamental innovation and technologies that underpin it." | "Notwithstanding the challenges that we are experiencing in bringing forward this game-changing product, we remain confident in the design of the 787 and in the fundamental innovation and technologies that underpin it." |
| The Dreamliner's maiden flight is now expected to be some time next Spring. | The Dreamliner's maiden flight is now expected to be some time next Spring. |
| 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 |
| Boeing's customers reacted cautiously to the news with Japan's All Nippon Airways, which will take delivery of the first plane, saying it would not have a "huge impact" on its business. | |
| Qantas said it had been assured that the first of 15 aircraft due for delivery from August 2008 would arrive within six months of the original date. | |
| 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. |
| Ironically, Airbus is due to deliver its first completed A380 to Singapore Airlines in the next few days, having incurred billions of dollars through a series of delays. | Ironically, Airbus is due to deliver its first completed A380 to Singapore Airlines in the next few days, having incurred billions of dollars through a series of delays. |
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