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Boeing Expected To Report Fewer Deliveries For 2008
The AP (1/8) reports, "Boeing Co.'s deliveries of passenger jets nose dived last fall as a strike froze the company's commercial aircraft factories, and that disruption is expected to dent the airplane maker's overall tally for 2008." Analysts expect that "deliveries for last year will be considerably lower than 441 planes in 2007." Boeing "has blamed a two-month strike by machinists and other production glitches for delaying delivery of new jetliners. The planes include the world's top-selling 737 and its forthcoming 787, a hot-selling next-generation aircraft built for fuel efficiency with carbon composite parts." But, the AP notes, "even without the work stoppage, demand for Boeing aircraft slowed after the summer because of the global economic downturn, which lowered the number of air travelers and forced airlines to reduce flights."
