747-8 First Flight Pushed Back To Early 2010
Credit: BOEING
Boeing is working to overcome a series of newly unearthed 747-8 final assembly issues, forcing it to delay the program for a second time and triggering at least $640 million in additional costs. The latest holdup means the troubled derivative will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2010—the...
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