Boeing upgrades & resumes delivery of 767 freighters

Boeing has reportedly resumed with the delivery of B767 Freighters, after a pause due to quality issues affecting commercial and military versions of the wide-body jets. The US manufacturer on April 5 confirmed its deliveries of the type have resumed. Cirium fleets data, however, shows that Boeing delivered a 767-300ER freighter to US package-delivery giant FedEx on March 24. Boeing’s 767 delivery pause became evident early last month after the company said it was working to address what it called a “quality issue” affecting its two remaining in-production 767 variants. Those include cargo-configured 767-300ER freighters and 767-based KC-46 military re-fuelling tankers. “Through Boeing’s standard process, a quality issue was identified on some 767/KC-46 Tanker components,” Boeing said in a statement recently. “We are continuing to work through our process with our supplier, regulator and customers to resolve the issue,” the statement added.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief executive Stan Deal said last week that the problem involved a “paint adhesion issue”, according to a Reuters report.