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Boeing's Dreamliner Still On The Ground, But Analysts See Bright Future For Aviation Giant

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A Boeing 787 Dreamliner at an international airshow in Farnborough, England. (AP)
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner at an international airshow in Farnborough, England. (AP)

Three years after it was promised, Boeing's mega-airplane, The 787 Dreamliner, still isn't finished. And Boeing recently suffered the cancellation of several defense contracts.

But despite what seems to be a gloomy future, some analysts see a bright path ahead for Boeing.  We speak to Susanna Ray, who covers Boeing for Bloomberg News, about the manufacturer's problems with outsourcing work, how Boeing is addressing those problems and how it is benefiting from the duopoly it shares with Airbus.

This segment aired on January 27, 2011.

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