Boeing jetliner deliveries rose in August to 35 airplanes as the U.S. Planemaker resumed
handovers of its 787 Dreamliner after a 15-month delay. Boeing said monthly deliveries included
27 737 MAX jets, two 787s, and five freighters. That raised the total MAX deliveries this
year to 240 jets and overall deliveries to 277 through August.
In today's video, we are going to discuss “Boeing 787 Is BACK!” So without any further ado,
Let's begin.
The 787's travails date to late summer 2020, when the company uncovered manufacturing flaws
with some jets, and subsequently identified additional issues, including with the horizontal
stabilizer. The difficulties curtailed deliveries between November 2020 and March 2021. Boeing
suspended deliveries later in the spring of 2021 after more problems surfaced.
However, the company said none of the issues posed "an immediate safety of flight concern
for the in-service 787 fleets." The news will be welcomed by US airlines and travelers who
have suffered from massive delays and canceled flights in recent weeks, partly due to the
shortage of aircraft. In September 2020, the FAA announced it was
investigating manufacturing defects on approximately 787 jetliners.
Boeing is awaiting delivery with about 120 787s. The FAA said it will “inspect every
aircraft before issuing a certificate of airworthiness and clearing it for delivery.” Typically,
the FAA delegates aircraft ticketing authority to the manufacturer, but in some cases, as
with the 737 MAX, it retains responsibility for approving each new aircraft.
American Airlines has ordered about 40 more 787s. Two of the new 737 MAX orders in August
were for Americans, Boeing said. In January, Boeing announced a $3.5 billion charge related
to 787 delivery delays and customer concessions, and an additional $1 billion in unusual production
costs attributable to manufacturing defects and related repairs and inspections.
In July, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Boeing’s inspection and upgrade
plan required to meet certification standards. "We have resumed 787 deliveries, following
our thorough engineering analysis, verification, and rework activities to ensure all airplanes
conform to Boeing's exacting specifications and regulatory requirements," a company spokesperson
confirmed to AFP.
Boeing deliveries in July had fallen to a five-month low of 26 airplanes, highlighting
the pressure on global supply chains. Boeing also on Tuesday reported 30 new gross orders
for airplanes, including 13 737 MAX planes, and reported 26 net new orders as four 737
MAXs were debooked including two for Chinese-based Okay Airways. Boeing in August delivered its
first 787s since May 2021.
Manufacturing flaws had paused deliveries of the wide-body Dreamliners for much of the
past two years. Germany’s Lufthansa and Dutch airline KLM were among the customers
that received new Dreamliners in August after the planes were cleared by the Federal Aviation
Administration, Boeing said.
Each carrier received one plane apiece. The two Dreamliners American Airlines received
last month were not included in the tally. Those jets were flown to Victorville, California,
for Boeing to install Wi-Fi equipment and other items in the planes’ interiors. Boeing
also logged 26 net orders for new planes last month, half of them for 737 Max aircraft.
Its net orders for the year stand at 388 and deliveries at 277 planes. That trails the
637 net orders and 380 deliveries rival Airbus has reported. Both manufacturers have said
supply chain constraints are limiting their abilities to ramp up production despite the
surge in air travel. American said it currently has 47 of the planes in its fleet and has
ordered another 42.
The inability to deliver the Dreamliner has dragged down Boeing's profits, which plunged
67 percent in the second quarter. And the manufacturing changes have led to billions
in additional costs for the company. The firm has delivered just over 1,000 of the planes
since it was first introduced in 2004. Despite the heavier focus on its narrowbody productions,
Boeing can't increase any further to better cope with the growing backlogs of its bestselling
737 MAX due to an unsteady supply chain.
According to the manufacturer's Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun, longer-term constraints
on its aircraft production are mainly from engine manufacturers, as their affected supply
chain then affects Boeing's supply chain.
Thus far, a total of 240 737 MAX jets have been delivered this year. And this might be
where Boeing starts shifting or rebalancing its focus towards its widebodies, specifically
the Dreamliners, to boost its overall output.
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