Dreamliner Delays Disjoint Boeing

To fix it, "a handful of parts that you could literally hold in your hand (will) be added to the structure," he said. The cost and weight of the repair will be negligible, he said. The wing was made by Mitsubishi, the side-of-body joint by Fuji, and the design by Boeing: all three companies will work to develop a solution.

Customers were told of the new delay starting Monday night, said Scott Carson, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "All of them respected the process with which we are working and respected our judgment," he said. "Obviously, they will be monitoring our process."