Boeing CEO expects 787 new orders to pick up

Boeing expects to see a pick-up in new orders for its 787 Dreamliner model once it restarts deliveries of the plane, Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal said on Sunday Jul. 17.

Deal said the US planemaker was “very close” to restarting 787 deliveries, which have been halted since May 2021 as Boeing works through inspections and production issues. “Maybe the ninth inning of a ball game,” Deal said. “We’re getting airplanes ready for the delivery process.”