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| The first flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner will take place by the end of 2009, the company has announced. | The first flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner will take place by the end of 2009, the company has announced. |
| Boeing also said it hoped to deliver the first plane for service in the last quarter of 2010. | Boeing also said it hoped to deliver the first plane for service in the last quarter of 2010. |
| There have been a series of delays in the development of the aircraft, and it is now running almost two years behind its original schedule. | There have been a series of delays in the development of the aircraft, and it is now running almost two years behind its original schedule. |
| Boeing chairman Jim McNerney said the extra time would enable the remaining work to be completed. | Boeing chairman Jim McNerney said the extra time would enable the remaining work to be completed. |
| "The design details and implementation plan are nearly complete, and the team is preparing airplanes for modification and testing," he said. | "The design details and implementation plan are nearly complete, and the team is preparing airplanes for modification and testing," he said. |
| Write-off | Write-off |
| The delay was partly caused by an area within the side-of-body section of the aircraft which needed to be reinforced, Boeing added. | The delay was partly caused by an area within the side-of-body section of the aircraft which needed to be reinforced, Boeing added. |
| The latest delay in the project, announced in June this year, was the fifth time the launch had been put back. | The latest delay in the project, announced in June this year, was the fifth time the launch had been put back. |
| The company estimated that the cost of the first three test planes, which have no commercial value, would be $2.5bn. This, it said, would be included as a one-off charge in its July to September results. | The company estimated that the cost of the first three test planes, which have no commercial value, would be $2.5bn. This, it said, would be included as a one-off charge in its July to September results. |
| "This charge will have no impact on the company's cash outlook going forward," Boeing said. | "This charge will have no impact on the company's cash outlook going forward," Boeing said. |
| The company hopes to be making 10 of the 787 planes a month by the end of 2013. | The company hopes to be making 10 of the 787 planes a month by the end of 2013. |
| Last month, the firm said it already had 850 orders. | Last month, the firm said it already had 850 orders. |
| It also revealed that it had received 13 new orders for 787s between April and June, but that airlines had cancelled 41 others. | It also revealed that it had received 13 new orders for 787s between April and June, but that airlines had cancelled 41 others. |
| The 787 Dreamliner is a hugely important plane for US-based Boeing in its long standing rivalry with Europe's Airbus. | The 787 Dreamliner is a hugely important plane for US-based Boeing in its long standing rivalry with Europe's Airbus. |
| It was the first unveiled in July 2007 and is the firm's first all-new jet since 1995. | It was the first unveiled in July 2007 and is the firm's first all-new jet since 1995. |
| It is designed to make use of carbon fibre to make it much lighter and more fuel efficient than traditional aluminium planes. | It is designed to make use of carbon fibre to make it much lighter and more fuel efficient than traditional aluminium planes. |