Boeing has confirmed that it will move all its 787 Dreamliner production from Everett, Washington, to its production facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, in March. “The 787 program plans to transition its production rate to five per month in March 2021, at which point 787 final assembly will be consolidated to Boeing South Carolina,” Boeing said in a release Wednesday. The move was long anticipated, with Boeing announcing in October that it planned end its 787 Dreamliner production in Washington state and consolidate in South Carolina sometime in mid-2021. In Wednesday’s press release, Boeing also announced that it suffered its biggest full-year loss on record, at $11.94 billion. Fourth-quarter losses amounted to $8.4 billion as the pandemic has undercut demand for planes. “2020 was a year of profound societal and global disruption which significantly constrained our industry. The deep impact of the pandemic on commercial air travel, coupled with the 737 MAX grounding, challenged …
Boeing Confirms 787 Dreamliner Production Will Move to South Carolina in March
January 28, 2021
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