Boeing 787 launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) upset with Boeing over the latest delays to the new aircraft program and is complaining publicly that it has yet to receive a blessed delivery schedule.
As you may know, and if you read the blog yesterday you would (and if you did not, shame on you), Boeing announced a third major delay to the 787 development program, which will now push first deliveries back to the third quarter of 2009. ANA was originally due to have received the first 787 next month.
ANA is (still) to be the first operator of the 787 and gave a great boost to the program with its 50 firm orders for the 787, split between the 787-8 and the short-haul version 787-3. To make matters worse, Boeing has told both ANA and Japan Airlines (JAL), the only airlines to order the short haul -3, that this version is delayed even more than the initial -8 and the stretched -9.
Both airlines expected to receive their first -3s in 2010, but Boeing has put the kabash on this and informed them it will be the second version to be produced. The stretched -9 will now be the first version and its first delivery is scheduled to take place in 2012, rather than 2010.
JAL has 35 787s on order plus 20 options, however, it has not revealed what its split will be between the -3 and -8.
Boeing has a storm a-brewin' and they'd better not screw up anymore.Home to PointNiner
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