New delay for delivery of first Boeing 787 Dreamliner

The first Boeing 787 Dreamliners scheduled for delivery to half the first quarter 2011, due to a further delay due to the delayed availability of an engine, said Friday the aircraft manufacturer.

Provided by Rolls-Royce, this piece is essential to the final test flights and will not be available until the fall, said Boeing.

A spokesman for Rolls-Royce has announced that the group "is working with Boeing to accelerate the delivery and conform as much as possible to the original schedule.

Last month, Boeing announced that the first delivery of the aircraft to All Nippon Airways (ANA), originally scheduled for late 2010, could be extended into the early weeks of 2011, due to a number of difficulties.

The carrier Nippon considered this delay was "regrettable" and said he was eager to know the date of delivery of the second device. ANA has ordered 55 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The manufacturer has pledged to deliver eight by April 2011.

Boeing has however assured Friday that the new schedule would not impact its financial forecasts.

The title Rolls-Royce yielded 1.79% at 549 pence to 0900 GMT. The day before, as Boeing has finished the session up 0.92% to 61.32 dollars on Wall Street.

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