Investing.com – Boeing stock (NYSE:BA) fell 1.3% on Thursday after a report in The Wall Street Journal pointed to more troubles in its Dreamliner 787 planes.
According to the WSJ report, the new problem involves certain titanium parts that are weaker than they should be on 787s built over the last 3 years. The discovery adds to the list of issues that have plagued the wide-body planes.
The titanium issue, found by the company as part of a continuing audit, doesn’t pose an urgent safety risk to planes currently flying, Boeing and regulators have determined, the WSJ report said.
Boeing has delivered 12 units of 787-9 series models and 2 units of 787-8 series so far in the current calendar year. A note issued by the company in July said it expected to deliver fewer than half of the 787s currently in inventory this year.
As per Boeing’s update on Tuesday, 787-production rate remains lower than five airplanes per month.