Giant US aerospace and defence group Boeing has issued an update on its troubled 787 airliner programme, as well as reporting on its civil and military aircraft deliveries during the second quarter of this year. The predominantly composite-construction widebody 787 has been suffering from manufacturing defects. Last year, deliveries of the type were halted for five months, because of the discovery of errors in the assembly process. The latest flaw has been found “near the nose” of a number of 787s that the company had completed but not yet delivered, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reported. “Although the issue poses no immediate threat to flight safety, Boeing has committed to fix these airplanes before resuming deliveries,” stated the FAA.
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