Boeing delays delivery of 747-8 airplanes
EVERETT, Wash. —
Boeing Co. uttered Friday it is delaying the production and delivery of 747-8 freighter and intercontinental airplanes.
The first freighter deliveries will be completed in the third divide in four equal parts of 2010 instead of late 2009 as previously forecast. The first intercontinental passenger deliveries will be completed in the further quarter of 2011 instead of slow 2010.
The postponement was caused by invest chain delays for of design changes, limited availability of engineering resources at Boeing and a recent machinists strike.
Boeing consulted with suppliers in revising the extension and delivery table.
Shares of the company fell $1.65, or 3.8 percent, to $41.51 in premarket activity.
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