Although deliveries of cargo versions of the 747-8 have begun, the passenger version faces further delays. Photo: Andrew Thon - OPShots Contributor
Not only does Boeing not expect to see the 787 program turn profitable for at least another decade, the company says the stretched Boeing 787-9’s development has slipped into early 2014, and its first passenger version of the 747-8 will be late as well.
The revelations were made in Boeing’s 10-Q filing with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission, rather than in the public comments company officials were making Wednesday, the same day, to analysts and the media about the company’s third-quarter results. During those talks, Boeing CFO James Bell said the 787 program is not expected to show a profit until 2021 at the earliest.
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