Boeing To Combine Production Of 787 Jet In South Carolina

The company did not immediately say whether jobs would be eliminated by the move.

The 787 is used mostly for international routes. Employees at Boeing’s plant in Everett, Washington, began building the plane in 2007, turning out a jetliner with a largely carbon composite fuselage for better fuel efficiency.

But, said Stan Deal, the CEO of Boeing’s commercial aircraft business, As our customers manage through the unprecedented global pandemic, to ensure the long-term success of the 787 program, we are consolidating 787 production in South Carolina.

Boeing opened a plant in North Charleston, South Carolina, in 2010 to begin producing a newer, larger version of the plane, the 787-10. Boeing said workers in Everett will continue it will continue making the smaller 787-8 and 787-9 models until the company cuts production to six 787s a month next year.