EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC

• Bracing For a Hard Landing

  By Diane Alter - January 17, 2013 | Tickers: EADSF, LMT, BA

  It's been billed as a game changer. The excitement it generated was widespread and palpable. But Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) launch of its new Dreamliner 787, 3 ½ years behind schedule, has been rocky at best.

  The new souped-up plane, built right here in the good-old USA, first sailed into the wild blue yonder in October 2011. The cutting-edge aircraft features weight-saving carbon-fiber composite materials and two fuel efficient more »