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It looks as if the 6 month delay that The Boeing Company (BA) gave for their 787 Dreamliner was just a bit too short.  The company announced that they would not be able to deliver their first aircraft to All Nippon Airways (ANA) until early 2009. 

"If there is anything that we have learned over these past months, it is that we underestimated how long it would take to complete someone else's work," Pat Shanahan, Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner boss, said.  Shanahan took over after Mike Bair, the plane’s first boss, was fired.

More than 50 customers have placed firm orders for 817 Dreamliners. It is unknown how many customers are likely to be affected by the latest delay but several airlines are looking into compensation for the delays. 

Qantas Airways, which has been loaning their A330’s to Jetstar, their low cost carrier, will be talking with Boeing on a revised delivery schedule and a claim for liquidated damages.

International Lease Finance Corporation, the biggest purchaser of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, said that they are revising their schedules to reflect the delay.  "Even if it (the plane) is a year or a year-and-a-half late, if it is right and it performs to expectations, in five years nobody will care.  Take whatever time you need, but get it right,” said John Plueger, chief operating officer of ILFC.   

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