SEATTLE - Boeing CEO W. James McNerney added during an investor conference congestion in the supply chain of the Boeing 787 for the made new delays in the program responsible. In the past week, Boeing had the first flight of the machine move one more time (reported aero.de). The 787 will now lift off no earlier than in November on its maiden flight, and thus also start in the practical testing phase of the approval process.
McNerney said that there are still delays by the need for the 787 special rivets. The aluminum and titanium pins of the supplier Alcoa would not be standing in sufficient quantity for mass manufacturing. Alcoa admitted in May, to meet the delivery targets for the pins due to high demand and capacity constraints in the production can not (Aero.de reported). Boeing had for the rollout of the machine on 8 July first block replacement rivets, with which the aircraft is not airworthy.
away The opening of the electronic board is for messages from business circles for weeks. The "power on" is always an important milestone in the production of a new pattern. assembly workers in Seattle to lay still harnesses who would have been suppliers of the fuselage are pre-installed. To meet the deadline for the rollout, the individual sections from Vought Aircraft have not yet delivered to the unfinished work of Everett (U.S. state of Washington).
Boeing currently attracts skilled workers from other Plants in Everett together to keep the delays within limits. Assembly forces and armaments divisions of the Group are used in Everett.
on the supply chain of the 787 hole, however, but day after day. "If I am to be honest, it is still not smooth," said McNerney. Also in the flight software development delays undermined the program. According to McNerney was the rapid recovery in the airline industry after the slump in the aftermath of 11 September 2001 many companies by surprise. Only now that capacity will be up again.
McNerney will still continue to believe the date for the first delivery of an initial 78 to All Customers Nippon Airways (ANA) to comply. "The project is ambitious, but we have the resources to do it." The conference took
McNerney also commented on his company's position against the new Airbus A350 XWB. Boeing viewed the aircraft primarily to a competitor, the 777 series. The management will respond accordingly. However, am more of a revision of the 777 in the room when the development of a new aircraft, says McNerney. Boeing had to trade this time.
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