Boeing last week initiated its third supplier shipment hold of the year to allow Alenia Aeronautica to complete horizontal stabilizer work in Italy. A company official says it involves "a slight re-phasing of some 787 shipment dates." That action is described as "unique partner to partner" but is expected to last about two weeks. "It's a smaller adjustment than the prior re-sequencings," the official says. Last June, Boeing revealed that it was experiencing workmanship issues on its final assembly line in Everett, Wash., on horizontal stabilizers shipped from Alenia. In August, Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Jim Albaugh expressed confidence that new procedures were putting the issue to rest. Airplanes 25-28 are in final production.
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