787 deliveries picked up the first two and half weeks into August with 7 deliveries thus far including British Airways 8th and final 787-8. They are second customer to have its 787-8 completely fulfilled this year (China Southern being the other). In the next 12 days I do see Boeing delivering 7 more Dreamliners between the 20th and the 31st. Currently they have delivered 177 787 since deliveries began, 63 this year, 15 thus far in the quarter and 7 so far this month.
The upcoming deliveries would include United's first 787-9 though Boeing is still waiting for the final FAA Type Certification for the GE powered aircraft. We should also see the first deliveries to Royal Jordanian and Xiamen this month when they take 1 787-8 each. Deliveries should also be made to Qatar, Jetstar (QANTAS), Kenya Airways and ANA.
For September, Boeing is looking to end the 3rd quarter 787s delivery on a bang with about 18 (maybe 19) deliveries. The preliminary plan is for Boeing to deliver up to 4 787-9s including the first to Virgin Atlantic as well as one more each to ANA, Air New Zealand and United. Also we can see the 10th and final delivery to Ethiopian of their order of 10 787-8s though they are going to be taking more on lease from AerCap. Both Avianca and CIT Leasing will take ownership of their 1st 787s. In the case of CIT, these aircraft are being leased to Royal Jordanian.
While deliveries look promising this month, Boeing will start final assembly on only 7 787s this month. It appears that there will be delay in the start of final assembly of LN 240 and LN 241 while Boeing South Carolina will continue producing at 3/month. The word I've heard is that this to allow the start of transitioning of work from the surge line in 40-24 to 40-26 and the eventual shut down (in 2016) of the 787 surge line in 40-24. Right now the surge is producing 3 787s while the main line is producing 4. It'll be interesting to see how Boeing handles the transition over the next couple of years.
In September, Boeing should start final assembly on aircraft destined for American Airlines (2), Scoot and Royal Air Maroc. If they are to deliver 26 airplanes by the end of September then Boeing can potentially have 203 total deliveries, 89 this year, and 41 in the third quarter. They will have to put the pedal to the metal in terms of production flight testing however. The next couple of leading up to the Labor Day holiday will probably be very slow as people go on vacation but come September 2nd the pace should quick substantially. If they are able to deliver a substantial number of 787 in the next month and half then Boeing could potentially deliver closer to 120 787s this year. Please note that there are a lot that can happen that would cause this estimation to go out the window but it does appear that Boeing is on a good track to deliver the delivery guidance.
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Yet another reason to love the bleed-free systems of the 787 over all others
http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/only-the-boeing-787-provides-passengers-and-crews-with-clean-breathing-air/
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