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Boeing to Delay Some 787 Deliveries After Finding New Glitch
- Planemaker will inspect already-built aircraft for flawed part
- Boeing, Airbus seen facing ongoing shortages, quality issues
People look on as a Boeing 787 Dreamliner taxies at Paine Field in Everett, Washington.
Photographer: Kevin P. Casey/Bloomberg
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Boeing Co. will delay deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner after uncovering a defective part in recent days, a setback as the planemaker works to meet soaring demand for its long-range aircraft.
The flaw may affect about 90 already-built Dreamliners that haven’t yet been delivered, Boeing said, as well as a handful of planes on its final assembly line in North Charleston, South Carolina. Each aircraft will be inspected for improperly sized shims within the horizontal stabilizer, a tiny wing attached to a jet’s tail.