Last spring, Federal Aviation Administration managers approved removing a key feature of the 787 Dreamliner wing that aimed to protect it in the event of a lightning strike. Boeing’s design change, ...
ALTHOUGH THE BOEING CO.'s 787 Dreamliner has been beset by a series of embarrassing delays that have now stretched more than a year and a half, engineers accomplished a significant structural ...
A top Boeing executive said on his blog yesterday that the company has completed a critical test on a "side- of-body" repair to the 787 Dreamliner that has delayed its first flight by six months.
After more than two years of delays and speculation about the impact of excess weight on the 787's carbonfibre airframe, Boeing has increased the maximum take-off weight of all three variants and ...
WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Boeing Co BA.N said operators of its 787 Dreamliner jetliners have experienced paint peeling issues on wing and horizontal stabilizer surfaces due to ultraviolet ...
The Boeing Co. completed its “ultimate wing load” test on its 787 jet Sunday and will spend weeks analyzing the results. Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner has been in flight testing for more than three ...
NEW YORK -- Boeing Co. said the results of a key airworthiness test for its long delayed 787 are "positive," but it will be weeks before the aircraft maker can say whether it's a success. The aircraft ...
The Boeing Co. crossed another important milestone off its list today as the company moves toward delivering its first 787 Dreamliner later this year. Boeing called the “ultimate load” tests it ...
In mid-March, Steven Udvar-Hazy, chairman of International Lease Finance, Boeing's biggest customer, declared to an audience of Wall Street analysts that Boeing would have to redesign its centre wing ...
Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner on Monday successfully completed the wing test the jet failed last May, and now looks set to fly before Christmas, according to two sources familiar with the test outcome.
What a sticky situation for Boeing. It was another day, another mile-high issue for the fiasco-plagued airplane designer when a UK passenger grew alarmed after noticing pieces of tape on the exterior ...
CHICAGO, April 7 (Reuters) - Boeing Co on Wednesday said it has met all the requirements during the ultimate load wing and fuselage bending test for its long-awaited 787 Dreamliner. The test also ...