Boeing delays 747-8F first flight, delivery for second time; takes $1 billion charge

Boeing yesterday pushed back first flight of the 747-8 freighter to "early next year" and first delivery to the 2010 fourth quarter and said it will report a $1 billion charge on the program in its third-quarter earnings. The delay is the second for the 747-8 program; the first freighter originally...

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