Boeing 787 Lands With Smoke in Cabin
NEW YORK (
) --
Boeing
(BA) - Get Report
confirmed Tuesday that a 787 Dreamliner on a test flight in Texas experienced smoke in its main cabin.
In an emailed statement to
TheStreet
, Boeing spokesperson Jim Proulx said the smoke appeared during the ZA002 test plane's approach to Laredo, Texas, and that the crew was able to continue the approach and land safely at the airport. Emergency personnel then responded and the crew operating the plane was evacuated safely, Proulx said.
"We are continuing to gather data regarding this event," the statement concludes.
Boeing shares closed Tuesday at $69.25, down 1.4%. Year-to-date, the stock is up almost 30%, although it's pulled back since hitting a 52-week high of $76 on April 22. In afterhours action, the shares were last quoted at $68.80, down 0.7%, on volume of around 84,000, according to
Nasdaq.com
.
Boeing has suffered a number of setbacks in its development of the Dreamliner, which is being developed as a long-distance passenger plane with technological advancements in fuel efficiency. The company moved the delivery date for its first 787 back to the middle of the first quarter of 2011 back in August, citing a delay in the availability of a particular engine.
Boeing was previously expected to deliver the first 787 in the first few weeks of 2011, according to a
at the time.
The 787 Dreamliner is now roughly three years behind its original delivery schedule, the
Associated Press
said.
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