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Boeing Co. resumed deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner, a step towards overcoming production problems with widebody jets.
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A spokeswoman for United Airlines Holdings Inc. said the Chicago-based company received a 787 on Friday and expected a second as early as Monday.
The aircraft manufacturer stopped deliveries of the popular jets in October after a series of shortcomings in production quality. The problems increased regulatory scrutiny and undermined Boeing’s ability to generate money amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected demand for air travel and planes it produces.
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A Boeing spokesman declined to comment on the pace of deliveries for the company’s Dreamliner portfolio, which started to produce at a rate of five planes per month. Since suspending deliveries in October, Boeing has amassed a stock of more than 80 finished planes, according to aviation data provider Ascend by Cirium.
The Boeing spokesman said the company has thoroughly scrutinized many aspects of the 787 program to ensure that newly delivered planes “meet all of Boeing’s regulatory requirements and the highest quality standards.”
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The Dreamliner’s production lapses spurred a broad overhaul by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA has long authorized Boeing to carry out final safety approvals for airplanes on behalf of the regulator. Amid the scrutiny, he informed Boeing that his own inspectors, not those of the company, would issue the final routine safety approvals for four newly produced Dreamliners. The FAA said it could take a similar step towards more Dreamliners.