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The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner has broken off and on since the aircraft maker began work on the plane over a decade ago. The most well-publicized recent problem involved batteries and caused the 787 to be pulled out of service worldwide. Finally, one of Boeings customers has taken significant action. Norwegian Airlines returned a 787 to Boeing to be fixed. If other airlines follow, Boeings problems with the plane, which it has downplayed with investors, could become a big deal with investors. It is already clear that Boeings main competitor, Airbus, has tried to take advantage of the 787′s trouble.
It would not be surprising if Boeing runs into a mushrooming issue that could trigger a drop in share price.
According to Reuters:
Budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle is returning one of its brand new Dreamliners to Boeing, demanding repairs after the jet has suffered repeated breakdowns, it said on Saturday.
Norwegian Air Shuttle will instead lease an Airbus A340 from HiFly to keep its long-haul business going and will not take back the Boeing 787 Dreamliner until it is more reliable, a spokesman said.
The aircrafts reliability is simply not acceptable, our passengers cannot live with this kind of performance, spokesman Lasse Sandaker-Nielsen told Reuters.
We are returning the aircraft to Boeing to improve its reliability.
Based on Boeings luck with the 787, it may find more problems that it can fix.
Built to save airline fuel costs, particularly on long haul flights, and to give passengers a better flying experience, the 787 has turned out to be a lemon.
By Douglas A. McIntyre
Read more: Norwegian Air Returns Broken Dreamliner to Boeing - The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) - 24/7 Wall St. Norwegian Air Returns Broken Dreamliner to Boeing - The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) - 24/7 Wall St.
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It would not be surprising if Boeing runs into a mushrooming issue that could trigger a drop in share price.
According to Reuters:
Budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle is returning one of its brand new Dreamliners to Boeing, demanding repairs after the jet has suffered repeated breakdowns, it said on Saturday.
Norwegian Air Shuttle will instead lease an Airbus A340 from HiFly to keep its long-haul business going and will not take back the Boeing 787 Dreamliner until it is more reliable, a spokesman said.
The aircrafts reliability is simply not acceptable, our passengers cannot live with this kind of performance, spokesman Lasse Sandaker-Nielsen told Reuters.
We are returning the aircraft to Boeing to improve its reliability.
Based on Boeings luck with the 787, it may find more problems that it can fix.
Built to save airline fuel costs, particularly on long haul flights, and to give passengers a better flying experience, the 787 has turned out to be a lemon.
By Douglas A. McIntyre
Read more: Norwegian Air Returns Broken Dreamliner to Boeing - The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) - 24/7 Wall St. Norwegian Air Returns Broken Dreamliner to Boeing - The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) - 24/7 Wall St.
Follow us: @247wallst on Twitter | 247wallst on Facebook
@Lightningbolt @gambit @Chinese Dragon @Raphael @shuttler @vostok @kissofthedragon
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