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Merged: Boeing Revises 787 First Flight and Delivery Plans- Again

From the boeing website
"First flight of the all-new airplane will move into the fourth quarter of this year rather than the end of the second quarter, and first delivery is now planned for the third quarter of 2009 instead of first quarter"

Also of interest for Air NZ
"the program has changed the timing of the introduction of two 787 derivatives. The 787-9, a larger variant of the airplane, will be the first derivative of the baseline 787 with delivery planned for early 2012. The 787-3, a shorter-range model previously slated to deliver in 2010, will now become the second derivative of the airplane family"

Im guessing we will see the 767 around for a little while longer yet at Airnz. Although I suspect they already new that, hence the reason for upgrading the IFE in the 767 and airbus fleet. Must also be the same case for Qantas/Jetstar.
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