FRANKFURT (Reuters UK) - Boeing Co. (BA) has informed customers of another delay on its new 787 Dreamliner model, pushing it to 27 months behind schedule, according to a German newspaper report.
The delay would affect deliveries scheduled for 2012, German daily Die Welt reported on Saturday, quoting a letter from Boeing to customers.
Early last month Boeing announced the third major delay on the 787 as it makes slow progress on assembling the plane and continues to grapple with underperforming suppliers.
None of the 55 or so airlines which have bought the plane have cancelled their orders, but many have said they will seek compensation for late deliveries.
The delay mirrors the long-running wiring problems on Airbus' A380 superjumbo, which ended up two years late and put a big hole in the finances of parent EADS (EAD).
German magazine WirtschaftsWoche said in a preview of a story to be published on Monday that Airbus would have to delay deliveries of A380's scheduled for 2009. It said Airbus had also informed customers of the delay in a letter.
Both Boeing and Airbus have played down expectations for plane orders this year, after the unprecedented boom which resulted in 2,754 orders between them last year.
Most analysts are expecting about half that number this year.
(Reporting by Nicola Leske)
