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Boeing
has adjusted the delivery and production schedule on its 747-8 Freighter and Intercontinental airplanes.
The revised schedule is based on a production and flight-test plan developed in conjunction with the company's suppliers that provides
additional time for addressing issues that have slowed the program's progress. Those issues include supply chain delays driven by design
changes to the airplane, limited availability of engineering resources inside Boeing, and the recent
machinists' strike that halted production in
the company's factories.
Delivery of the first 747-8 Freighter will move from late 2009 to the third quarter of 2010. The first 747-8 Intercontinental passenger jet delivery
moves from late 2010 to the second quarter of 2011.
Boeing
Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Scott Carson, said, "We are clearly disappointed in what this schedule change means for our customers,
employees, suppliers and other stakeholders. However, it is the appropriate and prudent decision to ensure a successful program, and we are
committed to working with our customers to mitigate any disruption it causes them."
The revised schedule is the result of a comprehensive assessment of the production system and flight-test plan that began in late August and
concluded with the incorporation of the impact of the recent strike.
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