THE A380 DELIVERY DELAYS - A BOEING RERUN

As I was estimating in my October 15, 2007 post, the first customer of the all new Boeing 787 will not celebrate the delivery of its new prize plane in 2008, despite Boeing’s promises a few days earlier. Yesterday, January 16, 2008, the manufacturer’s top executives had to deliver the unpleasant news that the 787 program have yet another set of delays.

My prediction this time: even if the first flight will take place in 2008, All Nippon Airways is not going to see its first plane in 2009.

It’s the A380 story all over again…