Boeing resumes 787 Dreamliner deliveries as inspections continue

Separately, the United States Federal Aviation Administration decided to independently handle final pre-delivery checks on four 787 jets last week, the latest signal of the agency’s tougher scrutiny of Boeing after two fatal 737 MAX crashes.

Boeing Co has resumed deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner jets, handing over one plane to United Airlines on Friday, an initial step as the United States planemaker works through production defects that sidelined dozens of aircraft. The Reuters news agency reported last week that Boeing remained on course to resume deliveries of a few 787s this month, which a Boeing spokeswoman said remained the goal. The delivery from its South Carolina factory came as Boeing undertakes painstaking repairs and forensic inspections to fix structural integrity flaws embedded deep inside dozens of 787s, issues which halted deliveries since October, cutting off a key source of cash.