Aircraft Industry - Boeing at risk of losing more 787 orders - by James Wallace
One of those Chinese carriers that ordered the plane in 2005, Shanghai Airlines, reportedly feels the first batch of 787s for customers won't measure up. The Dreamliner doesn't "fully meet the quality that Boeing touted earlier," Zhou Chi, chairman of Shanghai Airlines, said at a shareholder meeting Friday in Shanghai, according to Bloomberg News. He said the airline may cancel or postpone delivery of part of its order for nine 787s. Boeing would not comment about any talks that may be under way with any of its 787 customers. The 787 is two years late, and so far this year two customers have already canceled a total of 31 orders.
Earlier this year, Boeing had 31 of its 787s orders canceled by two customers -- a Russian airline and a Dubai leasing company. More airlines that have ordered jets from Boeing and rival Airbus are expected to either push back delivery of planes or cancel some orders because of the worldwide recession, which has sent the industry into one of its worst downturns ever.
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