Boeing Delivers First 787 in Months as Inspections Continue
- United Airlines takes wide-body jetliner after 5-month hiatus
- Small structural flaws put more than 80 planes in storage
Boeing 787 airplanes on a now-closed production line in Washington state.
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Boeing Co. delivered its first 787 Dreamliner since October, handing over a jet to United Airlines Inc. while the planemaker continues to inspect others for small structural defects.
United received a new 787-9 on Friday and will take another Monday, a spokeswoman for the airline said. The first plane will be ferried from Charleston, South Carolina, to the carrier’s San Francisco hub on Saturday. Additional deliveries to United haven’t been scheduled. The airline has 61 of the wide-body aircraft and is slated to take 10 more this year.