It's been almost a year and a half since the Boeing delivered a 787 aircraft for the last time to an airline, due to the various manufacturing problems that the model has faced in recent times.
Now, a year and four months later, the manufacturer is expected to resume deliveries of the Boeing 787, and the first should be for American Airlines. The resumption was only possible after the FAA approved the changes made by the manufacturer so that the model would comply with safety requirements.
The FAA will still inspect the planes before they are delivered to Boeing customers, and each plane ever produced is subject to an additional permit, according to a source who shared the information with the FAA. The New York Times.
With production limited since 2020, Boeing has about 120 787s stocked at its various locations across the United States. A good part of these planes have already been repaired, and are only awaiting a more rigorous inspection and delivery authorization.
American issued a statement regarding the delivery of the new aircraft:
“American expects to receive its first Boeing 787-8 delivery of 2022 as early as Wednesday, August 10. This will be American's first 787 delivery since April 2021. The aircraft, registration number N880BJ, will be delivered from Charleston and is expected to enter commercial service in the coming weeks.”
“Upon this delivery, American will have 47 active 787 family aircraft in its fleet, with an additional 42 on order. We appreciate the work done by the Federal Aviation istration and Boeing during the review process.”
Now with the resumption of deliveries, with inventory gradually decreasing the number of aircraft, Boeing will again manufacture new 787s.
The flagship of the 787 family is the -9 version with 316 orders, followed by the -10 version with 121 orders and the -8 version with 39 orders. The biggest customers currently are American Airlines, Etihad, Lufthansa, Emirates and Qatar Airways.
With information from Simple flying
