Boeing Says 747-8 May Slip; Undecided on 737, 777
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Boeing Co.’s revamped 747 jumbo jet may not be delivered to the first customer until next year after a fourth production delay, while the company has yet to decide whether to go ahead with updates of its 737 and 777 designs.
Handover of the 747-8 freighter could be postponed into January 2011 from the end of this year, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Chief Executive Officer Jim Albaugh said today at the Farnborough Air Show.