Boeing Struggling with Dreamliner Delays

Boeing has long been one of the most important names in American engineering, but the revered company has run into its fair share of trouble as it continues its development of its much-hyped 787 Dreamliner project. The company has been forced to record a $1 billion charge on its 747-8 jet and will delay the jet’s first flight until early next year.

Lengthy delays have caused Boeing to lose a significant amount of credibility, with Boeing having failed to meet several important deadlines and continuously pushing back the unveiling of its revamped 747 and its Dreamliner programs. Boeing has invested a huge amount of time and money into the Dreamliner project and the company seems confident that the jet will revolutionize flight as we know it, but the embarrassing amount of delays has blemised Boeing’s reputation.

Much of Boeing’s trouble stems from the fact that it has spread itself thin between its two major projects for the last several years and has not been able to produce anything to show for it yet. Even as it fervently tries to continue development on its new programs, Boeing also must continue to take care of its customers, giving Boeing a difficult balancing act to accomplish.

Boeing Dreamliner (Image: Flickr)