Dreamliners’ Missing Seats Prompt Boeing to Park 787s in Desert
A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft performs in an aerial flying display during the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, U.K., on July 14, 2014.
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Boeing Co. is temporarily storing two new 787 Dreamliner jets in California’s Mojave Desert, usually a resting place for decrepit aircraft, as it works through a seat shortage that has caused production hiccups since late 2014.
The measure is intended to help Chicago-based Boeing speed Dreamliner deliveries to American Airlines and resolve snarls caused by late-arriving premium seats from France’s Zodiac Aerospace. Seatmakers are struggling to keep pace with surging airline demand for luxury berths as costly as Ferraris.