Boeing is remaining quiet about a report that the first flight of the 787 may be delayed a third time, until June. “We are declining comment,” the company says.

Citing “people familiar with the situation”, the Wall Street Journal today published a news alert saying the 787’s first flight will be delayed until June, and that an announcement will be made shortly.

If confirmed, this would represent a third slip in the airframer’s schedule, which originally called for a late August first flight.

The WSJ says further delays would likely make it impossible for Boeing to meet its goal of delivering 109 aircraft by the end of 2009, and that the company could face millions of dollars in penalty payments to airlines.

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