US aerospace giant Boeing said late Friday it had suspended deliveries of its new 787 Dreamliner jet until a battery problem is resolved, but continues to build the plane.
In-production Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft sits at the Boeing production facilities and factory at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, February 17, 2012. US aerospace giant Boeing said it had suspended deliveries of its new 787 Dreamliner jet until a battery problem is resolved, but continues to build the plane.
"We will not deliver 787s until the FAA approves a means of compliance with their recent Airworthiness Directive concerning batteries and the approved approach has been implemented," a Boeing spokesman said in an email.