Boeing has announced the first delivery of its long awaited 787 Dreamliner will be delayed, All Nippon Airways were due to take delivery of the first of its kind at the end of the year but that date has now been put back to the end of May 2011.
The 787 is already 2 years behind schedule due to a series of technical hitches, but ANA has been promised the first 8 of the aircraft in late May, they have ordered 55 of the planes in total.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the most advanced plane the company has built and Boeing claim it will be faster, lighter and more CO2 efficient than some smaller aircraft flying today.
The delay is due to demand for the Rolls-Royce engine that is needed for the final stages of flight testing. It is unclear at this time if other airlines delivery dates will be affected by the delay.
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