Boeing delivers its first 787 Dreamliner after a break of more than a year

Boeing is beginning to overcome one of its biggest hurdles in recent memory. CNBC notes that the aircraft manufacturer has delivered its first 787 Dreamliner in over a year, providing American Airlines with one of nine vehicles it expects to receive in 2022. Boeing has suspended manufacturing in May 2021 as the Federal Aviation Administration reviewed how the company inspects planes following a series of manufacturing issues.

The company had to halt deliveries several times in less than a year after detecting potentially dangerous production issues, such as fuselage spacing. The FAA did not allow Boeing to resume deliveries until Monday. Dreamliner transfers have been suspended for most of the past two years between manufacturing defects and a pandemic that has significantly curtailed passenger flights.

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There is a strong incentive to get the 787 Dreamliner into the hands of customers. The defects and resulting production cuts will cost Boeing $5.5 billion, and that's on top of serious 737 Max problems that have led to crashes killing 346 people. Boeing has a tarnished reputation, and these deliveries could help it (gently) restore its image while capitalizing on the revival of air transport.

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