The Boeing 787 will be postponed by at least two years.

Air Canada, for instance, who ordered 37 units, expects to take delivery of its first 787s in January 2012, 30 months later than initially planned. In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, aircraft leasing company ILFC said its planes would be delayed “an average in excess of 27 months per aircraft”. Qatar Airways, therefore, has exercised options on Boeing 777s to pursue its development in the meantime. Meanwhile, ANA is in talks with Boeing to use new 767s to meet its interim needs. A source said these 767s could be a substitute for penalty payments. Seattle Post Intelligencer cites analysts calculating that the delays could cost Boeing $ 4Bn or more in fines. Le Figaro Economie, Suddeutsche Zeitung, Seattle Post Intelligencer (09/05)