Boeing May Risk More Penalties After Sixth 787 Delay

Boeing Co.’s sixth postponement of its 787 Dreamliner puts the planemaker at greater risk for paying penalties to customers frustrated by more than 2 1/2 years of delays, analysts said.

Airlines braced for today’s move after Boeing signaled in July that the jet might not enter service until early 2011 instead of 2010, said Richard Aboulafia, an analyst at consultant Teal Group in Fairfax, Virginia. Demands for compensation may rise should the timetable slip again, he said.