Boeing set to relocate 787 engineering work to South Carolina as production ramps up

Union leaders left blindsided by the company's decision.

Boeing moves more 787 work from Washington

Boeing will move engineering work for the 787 Dreamliner from the Puget Sound region to South Carolina, marking another move away from Washington five years after it shifted all final assembly for the ...

The Problem Boeing Ran Into After Outsourcing 787 Production

Boeing’s 787 outsourcing strategy led to delays, quality issues, and high costs, and what steps the company is taking now to ...
American Machinist

Boeing’s $1B Expansion Will Double 787 Rate

Boeing has collected a total of 2,270 orders for the 787 series aircraft, with 1,222 orders still to be filled. Boeing has started a more than $1-billion expansion of its assembly complex in North ...
Flightglobal

Boeing breaks ground on $1bn South Carolina 787 expansion to boost monthly production

Boeing has started a project to expand its South Carolina 787 production site for the purpose of increasing output. The company’s expansion plan includes building a “new final assembly building” in ...
Flightglobal

With ‘Boeing backs America’ message, US airframer embarks on Charleston expansion

At an event in North Charleston last week, Boeing employees cheered and waved ’Boeing Backs America’ signs as the company revealed plans to open a second 787 assembly facility at Charleston ...