Boeing Sets 787 First Delivery for Third Quarter

EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 18, 2011 – Boeing announced today that it expects delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner in the third quarter of this year. The new delivery date reflects the impact of an in-flight incident during testing last November and includes the time required to produce, install and test updated software and new electrical power distribution panels in the flight test and production airplanes.

“This revised timeline for first delivery accommodates the work we believe remains to be done to complete testing and certification of the 787,” said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program. “We’ve also restored some margin in the schedule to allow for any additional time that may be needed to complete certification activities,” Fancher said.

The 787 program has been gradually returning individual airplanes to the flight test program. After receiving interim software and hardware improvements, four flight test airplanes have been subjected to extensive ground testing and a thorough review to ensure their readiness to return to flight. The remaining two airplanes will be returning to flight in the days ahead to bring the full flight test fleet back up to flight status.

The revised first delivery date is not expected to have a material impact on 2010 financial results. Financial guidance and anticipated initial 787 deliveries for 2011 will be discussed in the company’s earnings call on Jan. 26.

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Boeing Resumes 787 Flight Testing

– Interim solution verified through extensive testing
– Schedule assessment expected to conclude in January

EVERETT, Wash., Dec. 23, 2010 – Boeing will resume flight test activities on the 787 Dreamliner later today. The company has installed an interim version of updated power distribution system software and conducted a rigorous set of reviews to confirm the flight readiness of ZA004, the first of the six flight test airplanes that will return to flight.

“Initially, we will resume a series of Boeing tests that remain to be completed in the flight test program. That testing will be followed later by a resumption of certification testing,” said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program. Today’s testing will include an intentional deployment of the Ram Air Turbine (RAT), which is a small turbine that is deployed when back-up power is required.

Boeing and Hamilton Sundstrand completed testing of the interim software updates earlier this week. Verification of the system included laboratory testing of standalone components, integration testing with other systems, flight simulator testing and ground-based testing on a flight test airplane.

In the last several weeks, the company continued ground testing as part of the certification program. Additional ground testing will be done by the company on the production version of the airplane to further verify performance of the changes being made.

“As we return to flight test and determine the pace of that activity, we remain focused on developing a new program schedule,” Fancher added. “We expect to complete our assessment of the program schedule in January.”

Flight testing of the 787 was suspended last month following an in-flight electrical incident on a test flight in Laredo, Texas.

Boeing 747-400 Domestic Specifications

	747-400 Domestic
Passengers Typical 3-class configuration (no cargo) Typical 3-class configuration (with cargo) Typical 1-class configuration	N/A 568 N/A
Cargo Maximum Payload Total Cargo Volume Lower Deck Volume Upper Deck Volume	246,000 lb (111,605 kg) 24,815 cu ft (703 cu m) 6,095 cu ft (173 cu m) 18720 cu ft (530 cu m)
Engines maximum thrust	Pratt & Whitney 4062 45,400 lb (20,612 kg) General Electric CF6-80C2B1F 44,700 lb (20,294 kg)
Maximum Fuel Capacity	53,985 U.S. gal (204,355 L)
Maximum Takeoff Weight	833,000 lb (378,182 kg)
Maximum Range	1,805 nautical miles (2,905 km)
Typical Cruise Speed at 35,000 feet	0.85 Mach 565 mph (910 km/h)
Basic Dimensions Wing Span Overall Length Tail Height Interior Cabin Width	195 ft 8 in (59.6 m) 231 ft 10 in (70.6 m) 63 ft 8 in (19.4 m) 20 ft (6.1 m)