Boeing delivers first 787 in months as inspections continue

Boeing delivered its first 787 Dreamliner since October, handing over a jet to United Airlines while the planemaker continues to inspect others for small structural defects. United received a new 787-9 on Friday and will take another Monday, a spokeswoman for the airline said. The first plane will be ferried from Charleston, South Carolina, to the carrier’s San Francisco hub on Saturday. Additional deliveries to United haven’t been scheduled. The airline has 61 of the wide-body aircraft and is slated to take 10 more this year. Friday’s handover ended a five-month delivery hiatus that has squeezed Boeing’s cash and aggravated other financial struggles amid the coronavirus pandemic and a 20-month grounding of its 737 Max jet after two fatal crashes. More than 80 Dreamliners are in storage.<br/>