The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has resumed deliveries of its long-haul aircraft 787 “Dreamliner” after a break of more than a year due to production defects.

The first new machine was handed over to the US airline American Airlines yesterday (local time), as both companies announced. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave the green light to resume deliveries on Monday. Boeing has "made all necessary changes to ensure that the 787 Dreamliner meets all certification standards," the regulator said.

Problems started two years ago

In late summer 2020, Boeing discovered manufacturing defects in some "Dreamliners", which led to further problems. The delivery of the machines was therefore stopped between November 2020 and March 2021 and then again from the end of May 2021. The aircraft manufacturer has always emphasized that the defects would not pose a safety problem for the machines that have already been delivered and are in service.

The problems with the "Dreamliner" brought Boeing a loss of billions at the end of 2021 and slowed down the aircraft manufacturer's recovery from the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the massive problems with the 737 MAX after two crashes in 2018 and 2019. Since its launch in 2004, Boeing has delivered just over 1.000 Dreamliners.