Newest 787 Dreamliner Set to Take Off as Trump Roils Boeing
- Planemaker counting on Dreamliner to erase deferred costs
- So far, the widebody is meeting deadlines, performance targets
Should Boeing Be Worried About Trump?
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On the day President-elect Donald Trump lashed out at Boeing Co. for the cost of replacing Air Force One, mechanics and engineers at the planemaker’s South Carolina factory were focused on another challenge: making the first 787-10 Dreamliner.
The manufacturer is counting on the newest and longest Dreamliner to help turn its marquee carbon-fiber jet into a cash machine. So far, the -10 is meeting deadlines and hitting performance targets, a rarity in an industry where delays are the norm. The question is whether a glutted market will crimp profit and sales -- and whether Trump will further dent orders by raising trade tensions with China, a crucial market.