After Boeing updated its 787 schedule, several client airlines reacted strongly

–namely Air New Zealand, Air India, British Airways and launch carrier All Nippon Airways, all loyal Boeing customers-, urging the plane maker to deliver a detailed and final schedule as soon as possible. Some, notably British Airways and Qantas Airways, said they would claim for compensation. La Tribune highlights the possible impacts of the 787 delays on airlines: They will fail to meet their fuel-saving targets on time; and they might need to lease aircraft to ensure their growth in the meantime. Japanese airlines ANA and JAL, for their part, face uncertainties regarding the fate of the mid-range 787 variant. Virgin Atlantic said it was disappointed, but reiterated confidence in the 787 programme and “the aircraft’s ability to change the dynamics of the aviation industry”. Boeing is now expected to sell its 787, and possibly other models, at very attractive prices, as Airbus did with its A380. Yet, deems Financial Times, the size of the 787 backlog and the huge number of customers make it more difficult for Boeing to negotiate new delivery schedules and compensation arrangements. This latest delay could be seen as “an opening” for Airbus, comments Chicago Tribune. Though no airlines have announced plans to cancel their 787 orders, some analysts believe this new setback is likely to make the Dreamliner vulnerable to Airbus’s competing models, the A330 and the new A350. Le Monde cites sector expert Richard Aboulafia, of Teal Group, as saying that Boeing’s new industrial model is not to be blamed, but the group should have ensured that its supply chain was capable of keeping pace with the development of the Dreamliner, an all-new and groundbreaking aircraft. Indeed, echoes Seattle Post Intelligencer, beyond the financial impact, Boeing’s credibility is “on the line more than ever”. AFP (10/04), Reuters (10/04), Bloomberg (10/04), Le Monde, La Tribune, Le Figaro Economie, Financial Times Deutschland, Suddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Financial Times, International Herald Tribune, The Seattle Times (10/04), Seattle Post Intelligencer (10/04), The New York Times (10/04), The Washington Times (10/04), Chicago Tribune (10/04), The Boston Globe (10/04), Los Angeles Times (10/04), Cinco Dias, Expansion