In the jargon of the industry, it is simply called Section 41, the nose, cockpit and forward fuselage. Only this one is for The Boeing Co.'s 787, the world's first jetliner with a composite ...

Boeing’s spokesperson says a root cause analysis of the problem is still underway. The 787 is composed of six fuselage sections manufactured by four Tier 1 airframers. Section 41, which includes the ...

As it builds the first of its 787 jetliners ... of the nose-and-cockpit section didn't line up with the fuselage section behind it. Boeing has fixed the problem, which company spokeswoman Mary ...

Boeing also discovered that parts of Section 46 might have been made ... were built with insufficient potting compound. The 787’s aft fuselage Sections 47 and 48 are a focus for improvements.

The average 787 ... section. "It's not surprising, to us, the results," Chisholm said. Cracks have been found on metallic parts, including a piece above where the wings join the fuselage, and ...

According to Boeing, a years-long fatigue analysis of 787 fuselages was conducted ... “From 2010-2015 Boeing tested a full-scale fuselage and a forward fuselage section simulating up to 165,000 ...

Tail cone’s from Japan, the horizontal stabilizer and fuselage segments are from Alenia in Italy.” The precision specs involved in 787 assembly impose upon Boeing’s worldwide partners a ...

Boeing announced a deal with Qatar Airways to provide up to 210 widebody jets, becoming the largest ever widebody order for ...

In April, Boeing found a problem with fittings on Max jets were the fuselage meets the vertical section of the tail. A month before that, deliveries of the 787 were stopped while federal ...