Boeing admitted on Wednesday that it would have to redesign parts of its troubled 787 Dreamliner, raising the prospect of a third delay to delivery of the new aircraft would be delayed for the third time in recent months.
The company’s comments came in response to a warning from Steven Udvar-Hazy, chairman of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), the 787’s biggest customer.
Mr Hazy told a JPMorgan Chase conference that the state of the Dreamliner programme was “not pretty”, saying the aircraft’s first deliveries would be delayed for at least another six months because its centre wing box – which holds the wings in place – needed to be redesigned.
