Boeing has delivered its first 787 Dreamliner in over a year
Deliveries of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner had been completely suspended for more than a year due to operational issues.
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner from the American company United, in San Francisco, October 19, 2021.
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Boeing on Wednesday delivered its first 787 Dreamliner since June 2021, the American aircraft manufacturer announced, while deliveries of its long-haul aircraft had been completely suspended for more than a year due to operational problems.
“We have resumed deliveries of the 787 following our analyses, verifications and remanufacturing which aimed to ensure that all aircraft meet exact Boeing specifications and regulatory requirements,” the aircraft manufacturer said in a statement. at AFP.
“Necessary Changes”
The boss of American Airlines was delighted the same day to have taken delivery of the company’s “first Boeing 787-8” since April 2021. “The 787 is an important component of American’s fleet, and it is the first of nine 787s we expect to receive this year,” said Robert Isom on his Instagram page.
The American civil aviation regulator (FAA) announced on Monday that Boeing had made the “necessary changes” for a resumption of deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner. First defects on the long-haul 787 Dreamliner had been discovered at the end of the summer of 2020. The device being closely examined, other problems had since appeared.
Boeing had to suspend deliveries, from November 2020 to March 2021 initially, then since the end of May. After deciding in March 2021 to inspect certain 787s itself, the FAA announced in February that it had temporarily withdrawn Boeing’s ability to certify its 787 Dreamliners itself.
Low pace
This task is normally devolved to Boeing employees who, according to an agreement between the authorities and the manufacturer, can carry out on behalf of the FAA the inspection of the aircraft and the issuance of certificates of airworthiness.
With the green light from the FAA, 787s now rolling off the production line no longer require joint inspections, Boeing said Wednesday. At the end of June, the group had 120 of these devices in its inventory and claimed to be producing them at a very low rate. In all, 1006 Dreamliners have been delivered by Boeing since the first orders in 2004.
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