Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, standing in front of a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
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Boeings confirmed on Thursday it was delivering 787 Dreamliners to German airlines Lufthansathe first since shipping stopped in late February after disclosing a data issue with the component.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed last month that Boeing had halted deliveries due to a data analysis error related to the jet’s forward pressure bulkhead, which the company found after reviewing certification records.
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The Lufthansa flight took off from Paine Field north of Seattle on Wednesday afternoon, landing in Frankfurt at 8:52 a.m. local time, according to flight data. Boeing shares rose 1.2% in early trade.
Deliveries capped a big week for the 787 program. On Tuesday, Boeing announced the sale of its much-anticipated 78 Dreamliners to two Saudi airlines, a $37 billion list price deal that the company touted as the fifth-largest commercial order by value.
Between the Saudi deal and separate orders from United Airlines and Air India, Boeing has received orders for nearly 200 Dreamliners over the last four months.
The company must now lower the risk of supply chain constraints as it seeks to increase production of the 787 from its current low level to a target of 10 per month by the end of 2026, analysts said.
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun told Reuters on Tuesday that demand for the 787 was “the biggest I’ve ever seen” and he was confident in the company’s ability to meet its production targets.
