For the carbon fiber industry, which has seen strong growth and expansion over the last four years, continuing delays and recent work slowdowns on major aircraft programs had analysts in jitters as 2009 approached. The Boeing Go. (Seattle, Wash.) announced on Dec. 11, 2008, an updated schedule for its composites-intensive 787, which pushed back the first flight of its 787 Dreamliner until the second quarter of 2009 and delayed first delivery until first quarter 2010.
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