The Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner could be up to six months late, a well-regarded industry analyst warned Friday in a report that sent the company's shares down sharply on Wall Street.
Boeing also may be unable to meet its projected 787 production rates, Lehman Brothers analyst Joseph Campbell said in the research note to clients.
"In our view, acknowledged challenges make it more appropriate for Boeing to say while they hope to stay close to schedule, it is more likely that the program could slip by four to six months," Campbell said in the report. "Boeing might also say that the production ramp-up currently planned may not be achievable."
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