Originally Posted by
Pilot37
I think 3 new B781 deliveries before yearend would be pushing it for a manufacturer that has had the FAA and airlines looking over every piece of their work for the last 2yrs.
From looking at production lists online, I can see LN1164 (for Korean Air) entered Final Production on June 10th, and still has not been rolled out. BA’s next aircraft are LN1185 / LN1193 and LN1197. Assuming we just look at Charleston produced aircraft - there are 7 aircraft ahead of it to be produced and with essentially only 4 months of the year left to produce all of them ahead of LN1185 (and LN1164 has spent over 2 months in final production), I think the noted (Wiki) February and April delivery spots for these next 3 aircraft would fit with the current production rate.
Pilot37
For info, Boeing are currently assembling four new-build 787s a month, with a plan to rise to five a month by year end. BA's next frame is 25-30 slots away from those that have recently started flight testing (all 787s are assembled in Charleston now, not just the -10s) so five to six months away sounds about right at the moment.