Actually they did make several public announcements announcing it was still on schedule.. it's in the previous PR's and in the updates provided by tom...
Again, no secret info here, I myself got sick of listening to claims that the unit would not be on time, so, I took matters into my own hands and contacted Tom directly to ask, I have also suggested others should do the same as well.... So once again, please feel free to contact tom directly, I am SURE he will answer your questions for you!