Jetstar expects 6 months delay for its first Boeing 787

Jetstar expects 6 months delay for its first Boeing 787

Jetstar said it is expecting delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner by the end of 2012 or early 2013.

That is a delay of at least six months as the airline had previously expected to receive its first Dreamliner by mid 2012.

In total, the Boeing 787 is now delayed by about 3 years.

But Jetstar is not unduly worried.

"That hasn't impact on our long haul growth plan because we have back through a lot of growth plans with additional A330 long haul aircraft, and that's given us the capability to routes like Melbourne-Singapore, Singapore-Auckland. And whatever we do at the end of the year, it will also be with additional A330 aircrafts," said Jetstar's Chief Executive Bruce Buchanan.

Boeing said it will deliver the first Dreamliner to All Nippon Airways (ANA) by the third quarter of this year.

Qantas Airways has previously ordered 50 of these jets for both Jetstar and itself to help expansion plans in the long haul market.

-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-