Boeing on Thursday said the first 747-8 Freighter will not be delivered to launch customer Cargolux until "mid-year 2011," marking the third delay for the troubled program.
747-8 Freighter in the Cargolux livery. Photo: Courtesy, Boeing. Boeing on Thursday said the first 747-8 Freighter will not be delivered to launch customer Cargolux until "mid-year 2011," marking the third delay for the troubled program. First delivery had been set for the 2010 fourth quarter, although Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Jim Albaugh recently had hinted that delivery might slip into next year owing to a series of nagging problems affecting the ...
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