A shortage of fasteners that hold a commercial jetliner together is one of the reasons The Boeing Co.'s new 787 Dreamliner remains in the Everett factory more than two months after the plane was ...

Boeing has elected not to replace all the temporary fasteners on the first six 787 test aircraft because they are not in critical load areas. The manufacturer confirmed a Leeham Co. report stating ...

When The Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner finally takes flight for the first time, now expected in the second quarter this year, it will do so even though some pieces of the composite jet will be held ...

Alcoa Fastening Systems says it is now keeping pace with demand for key parts in the assembly of Boeing 787s, and can meet any increase in Boeing's rate of production. But an earlier fasteners ...

Alcoa, the world’s biggest maker of aerospace fasteners and a contractor on Boeing’s 787, said supplies of the rivets used to assemble the plane are tight and will get worse. Acquiring fasteners for ...

Fasteners hold aircraft like the Boeing 787 together. But it looks like incorrectly installed fasteners will further delay the rollout of the aircraft dubbed the Dreamliner. Fasteners hold aircraft ...

SEATTLE, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner will be tested with some temporary and improperly installed fasteners, the U.S. aerospace giant says. Yvonne Leach, the company's chief ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co's chief executive pointed the finger at Alcoa Inc and others for the lack of bolts that has delayed the first flight of its new 787 Dreamliner and threatens its delivery ...