After a mandatory break of almost a year and a half, the US aircraft manufacturer can start selling its 787 long-haul aircraft to customers in August. The aviation authority confirms that Boeing has eliminated the quality defects, but wants to check every machine in the future.
The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing can hand its problem aircraft 787 Dreamliner back to customers. The US aviation authority FAA announced the day before that Boeing had made the necessary adjustments to meet all certification standards. The delivery of the aircraft could therefore begin again "in the coming days". According to insiders, one of the first customers is said to be American Airlines.
The long-haul jet could not be delivered since May 2021 due to various production defects. The FAA made it clear that it intends to keep a close eye on the Airbus rival in the future. Supervisors will review each 787 before certifying airworthiness and approving delivery. When asked, Boeing merely stated that it wanted to continue to work “transparently” with the FAA and the aircraft manufacturer’s customers in order to resume deliveries.
In late summer 2020, Boeing discovered manufacturing defects on some Dreamliners, which led to further problems. The delivery of the machines was therefore stopped between November 2020 and March 2021 and then again from the end of May 2021.
Boeing had 120 Dreamliners in its inventory at the end of June and said it was continuing production at a "very low" rate. Since its launch in 2004, Boeing has delivered just over 1,000 aircraft of this type. The problems with the Dreamliner slowed down the aircraft manufacturer's recovery from the economic impact of the corona pandemic and the massive problems with the 737 MAX after two crashes of this type of aircraft in 2018 and 2019.
