B787s to arrive on time

Boeing is still aiming to deliver its B787 Dreamliner to Chinese airlines on time before the 2008 Summer Olympic Games despite delays in the aircraft's first flight, the US aerospace group said yesterday.

"There is no change in our delivery schedule and the five Chinese airlines will receive their first B787 before the Olympic Games," said an official, who declined to be named, from Boeing China's communications department.

Boeing has received 60 orders from five Chinese airlines - Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines and Shanghai Airlines.