Boeing delays 787 first flight at least two months, says first delivery on schedule

Boeing pushed back the 787's first flight from this month to between mid-November and mid-December, citing incomplete work by some suppliers, manufacturing documentation issues, a global fastener shortage and delays in completing flight control system software. Commercial Airplanes CEO Scott Carson...

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