Boeing Delays Ethiopian Airlines, Again

The first Dreamliner for Ethiopian Airways (No. 39, foreground), is shown last month on the Everett assembly line. This jet has since rolled out of the factory but is now in storage on Paine Field awaiting rework. Its delivery reportedly has been pushed out three months, to next March. MIKE SIEGEL / THE SEATTLE TIMES

The Boeing Company, one of the world's premier maker of commercial airplanes, is delaying the launch of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for the fifth time, Seattle Times reports. This isn't particularly exciting news for Ethiopian Airlines, the flag carrier of Ethiopia, which runs an almost exclusive Boeing fleet. This will certainly puncture some plans of the Addis Ababa-based airline that has felt the burn of continued delays from Boeing. Hopefully, this is the last time that Boeing delays the launch of the B787 Dreamliner. Ethiopian Airlines is the African launch customer of the B787 Dreamliner.