News of the delay just broke. I was getting word over last 48 hours of something big coming out today, it looks like this is it. No word on when roll out of first flight would be. Though one could speculate that first flight would be late 2009 or early 2010.
An industry source tells FlightBlogger that Boeing is expecting 6 747-8F deliveries in 2010 followed by a production ramp up to about 4 per month.
Boeing Adjusts 747-8 Program Production and Delivery Schedule
- Deliveries of 747-8 Freighter to begin third quarter of 2010; deliveries of 747-8 Intercontinental passenger model to begin second quarter of 2011.
- Company working with customers to minimize disruption.
Intercontinental passenger model to begin second quarter of 2011.EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced an adjusted schedule for production and delivery of the 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.
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