Air New Zealand's Boeing 787's delayed

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Boeing has pushed back first deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner by at least six months as it struggles to assemble the new lightweight, carbon-composite plane.

The delay is an embarrassing setback for Boeing, which has for months insisted it would meet its delivery timetable despite production problems, and mirrors delays suffered by rival Airbus on its A380 superjumbo.

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Boeing have confirmed problems with construction of the first 787 Dreamliners due to 'continued challenges completing assembly of the first airplanes'.

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What exactly the problems are have not been revealed.

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Boeing have now said that Air New Zealand's 787-9 delivery will not be affected by the delays with the initial production aircraft.

Boeing says the delivery of 787 Dreamliners to Air New Zealand should not be affected by the production delays affecting other airlines next year.

Boeing announced on Thursday that the first deliveries of the carbon composite aircraft had been pushed back by at least six months to begin in late November or December next year.

Vice-president of marketing for Boeing commercial airplanes Randy Tinseth said in Auckland yesterday that there should be no impact on Air New Zealand's order.

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