The original schedule was nine months, he said.
The original schedule of 2004 foresaw the replacement vehicle as ready in 2008.
But officials now acknowledge that the original schedule was far too ambitious.
Ms. McMahon and Mr. Madden were unable to explain why dust was not a factor in the original schedule.
This year, the European Union is collecting the emission payments on flights within Europe as per the original schedule.
The original schedule had me jetting out on Sunday, presenting on the Monday and flying back to Blighty on Tuesday.
It took seven and a half years to finish that set of negotiations, almost twice the original schedule.
Boeing said that it was pushing back delivery of the first 787 to the third quarter of 2009, more than a year behind the original schedule.
A Mothercare spokesperson said it had transferred all business with City Link to other carriers and planned to deliver orders according to the original schedule.
They figured they were given a bye next weekend, the last on the original schedule, because of their slim playoff prospects.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said on Wednesday that it would complete construction of the long-delayed Fulton Street Transit Center in 2014, seven years behind the original schedule.
