Boeing Reportedly Preparing To Resume 787 Delivery

According to Citi, #Boeing , the manufacturer of #aeroplanes , is apparently getting ready to resume #787 #Dreamliner deliveries. Following a suspension of deliveries in May 2021, this would be Boeing's first 787 delivery in more than a year.

The source saw a few Boeing 787s leaving storage facilities and performing a few regional pre-delivery flights. An aircraft usually flies a number of regional flights before being turned over to the airline customer.

Charles Armitage, a Citi analyst, stated in a note to clients on Friday, "Four or five of the aircraft we tracked made numerous brief flights inside the same state. The same group of aircraft—three American Airlines and one British Airways—have been seen continuing to operate on brief local flights. We continue our belief that these aircraft are being readied in anticipation of delivery, even though we have yet to suggest a clear timeline for 787 deliveries. This suggests to us that Boeing is optimistic about receiving FAA certification."

The manufacturer already said that it would start up deliveries again this summer. Boeing responded when asked for additional information by Simple Flying, saying, "We continue to work with the FAA towards resuming 787 deliveries."

Due to production problems and issues with Boeing's inspection procedures, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stopped accepting deliveries of the Boeing 787 in May 2021. Later, in February of this year, the FAA said that it would not let Boeing to self-certify the completion of each 787 aircraft.

As a result, just as it has been doing with every Boeing 737 MAX since deliveries restarted following the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines tragedies, the FAA must now finish the final airworthiness sign-off for every individual 787 aircraft.

Since then, a backlog of more than 100 aircraft that have been manufactured and are prepared for delivery to airline clients has grown.

Boeing experienced yet another setback in May 2022 when the FAA identified what it deemed to be omissions in the manufacturer's documentation outlining its inspection procedure. But earlier this month, Boeing said it was certain it would still be able to resume deliveries this summer, as planned.

Since its debut in 2011, the Boeing 787 has proven to be popular with both airlines and passengers thanks to its carbon composite frame that decreases fuel usage, its jetlag-busting cabin environment, and its big windows.

Boeing had delivered 1,006 787s as of May 2021. 377 787-8s, 568 787-9s, and 61 787-10s make up the total. Currently, All Nippon Airways of Japan is the largest airline.

However, there are still more than 400 unfulfilled Boeing 787 orders. Etihad Airways (32), Lufthansa (32), Emirates (30), and American Carriers are among the airlines awaiting deliveries at the moment (25).

Customers of the airlines have become frustrated by the delays, and some of them have been forced to reconsider their post-pandemic growth plans as a result. Boeing is probably as eager to resume delivery as the airlines are, with the value of the undeliverable aircraft estimated to be in the neighbourhood of $25 billion.