Boeing supply chain problems delay Dreamliner deliveries

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing said it would tell suppliers to halt deliveries of sections for its 787 Dreamliner for two weeks because of delays at the company that makes a key part for the tail of the plane. Boeing, the world's second-largest commercial plane maker after Airbus, said the halt in shipments would not affect its first Dreamliner delivery date, reports Reuters. The plane is nearly three years behind its original schedule.

Loretta Gunter, spokeswoman for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said the change in the shipment schedule relates to Italian supplier Alenia, which makes horizontal stabilisers for the Dreamliner. Over the summer, Boeing moved to inspect its 787 planes after it disclosed a "workmanship" issue affecting horizontal stabilisers. The company has repeatedly delayed first delivery of the fuel-efficient, carbon-composite Dreamliner due to problems in the supply chain.

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