Boeing's 787 Dreamliner remains popular but faces new challenge: slowing sales

Seattle

BOEING Co's high-tech 787 Dreamliner has had its share of trouble, from early production delays to batteries that smoked and burned, grounding the worldwide fleet for months in 2013.

Now the company's flagship plane is facing a new challenge: slowing sales. Boeing needs to sell dozens of 787s to help recover nearly US$30 billion it has spent on production and not yet accounted for in its earnings.