boeing 787

A host of new products launched this year. So were big successes -- like the iPhone 4S and the Boeing Dreamliner 787. Other new offerings crashed and burned spectacularly. Here's 24/7 Wall St.'s look at the biggest duds of 2011.

Boeing has won a U.S. military contract to build an aerial refueling tanker, beating out rival European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.

Boeing Co. (BA) said on Wednesday that its 2011 profit will be hurt by delays to its new 787 and higher pension expenses. The airplane builder and defense company also said its fourth-quarter profit fell 8 percent to $1.16 billion. Revenue dropped 8 percent to $16.55 billion. Boeing shares fell...

After Boeing announced yet another -- the seventh -- delay in the first delivery of the innovative 787 passenger jet, it's now clear that Boeing's decision to outsource both the design and manufacturing of the plane was more than it could manage.

Boeing Co. is pushing back the delivery date for its new 787 until at least July. The jet has been delayed several times already. Its most recent delivery target was for next month. But an electrical fire on a test plane in November put a halt to flight testing. Another delay has been widely...

A recent fire on a test Boeing 787 Dreamliner was caused by a problematic electrical system.

Boeing says that foreign debris probably caused the electrical fire that forced a Qantas flight into an emergency landing earlier this month.

After seven missed delivery deadlines for Boeing's troublesome 787 Dreamliner, the company has run into another setback: In a test flight Tuesday, the electrical-equipment bay caught fire. Can the company turn the development nightmares into a happy ending?

Given the latest production delay at Boeing, this time on the 747-8, the board should finally slide CEO Jim McNerney out the emergency exit. Ford CEO Alan Mulally looks like the perfect fit, especially because of his successful earlier career at Boeing.

The long-awaited Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be ready for service early next year. Rolls-Royce, which supplies some of the engines used in the 787 Dreamliner, will meet with Boeing (BA) this week to work out plans to recover from an engine blow-out last month, Bloomberg News said. Sponsored...