Boeing again delays first deliveries of 787 jet

Boeing now expects to deliver its first new 787 jet in the middle of the first quarter 2011, the second such delay in the past two months, due partly to engine delivery problems, it said today.

In July the aerospace company said the cumulative impact of a series of issues could push the first delivery “a few weeks into 2011”. Those problems included supplier workmanship issues related to the horizontal stabiliser, as well as instrumentation delays.