Plane maker hasn’t supplied the wide-body 787s for nearly two years because of production defects

Dreamliner jets have proven popular with airlines for long international flights.



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LONDON— Boeing Co. commercial airplanes chief Stan Deal said Sunday the manufacturer was “very close” to resuming 787 Dreamliner deliveries after a nearly two-year pause.

Mr. Deal said the regulatory process to win approval for resolving various production defects with the wide-body jets was close to finished.

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