Among the information on the 787 that was passed along during the call were:
- Installation has begun on 10 in service 787 and 9 production aircraft thus far.
- Boeing initiated a rate break to 7 aircraft/month.
- All engineering work on the 787-9 is completed. Final assembly will start by mid year (I'm expecting very late May. First flight this fall and first delivery in the first half of 2014.
- 787-10 interest remains very high and Boeing anticipates formal launch "soon." With delivery slots sold out Boeing may have to look at a further increase in the 787 production rate beyond 10/month and this issue is currently under evaluation. The rate must be stabilize at the 10/month before consideration of a rate increase beyond that rate.
- Travelled work is close to 0 and part shortages are minimal.
- Most of the battery work should be completed by mid May on the in service 787s.
- The per unit cost of producing each 787 has come down 60% from LN 8 to LN 100.
- Boeing is maintaining its delivery guidance of more than 60 787s this year and said that 15% to 20% will be delivered in the second quarter.
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I'd love to know what's going on with lines 20 and 21. They've been in the EMC for over half a year now. Is it really gonna take 6+ months for each of the early frames to finish rework? Is it really cost effective to rework these frames or would it be cheaper just to dump them and build a new one? Or do they have one guy working part time per frame? 6 months seems like an awfully long time, when they're building new planes in, what like two weeks? a month max? maybe a couple months if you count the whole pipeline i suppose.
As a stockholder and life-long fan of Boeing, I'm delighted to learn that the 787 Dreamliner is being retro-fitted and will soon return to regular service. Completing their proposed deliver schedule for 2013 will require a LOT of work at EDC, but they will manage it with grace. Many of the festivities may be scaled back a bit, but the Folks back Home want to see functional airplanes, not video of key-swapping parties. As the -9 enters production, Boeing still has a full plate, but they have the resources to make it work. And yes, let's h ope that the 787 does not experience any more 'major' issues; another fleet-wide grounding could - would kill this airplane.
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Firstly, great blog, love it! It is a great resource!
Just wondering if you know why/when the first Qantas/Jetstar delivery will start?
Also, the first B789 is already being 'put together' so to speak, so parts have been delivered (thanks Jon Ostrower) http://www.flickr.com/photos/flightblogger/8679419302/
Deliveries have been pushed back and Boeing themselves are still trying t figure the schedule so right now it's unknown. Delivery of 787-9 parts to Everett has not taken place yet. Jon's photos are from Charleston, SC not Everett.
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