With Production Expansion Underway, Boeing Prepares Improved 787s

Boeing planned 787 final assembly line

The planned 787 final assembly line (FAL) building, No. 88-48 (center), will sit next to the existing FAL building, No. 88-30, and in front of the aft-body production building, No. 88-18.

Credit: Boeing concept
Boeing’s 787 production campus in North Charleston, South Carolina, is gearing up to meet customer demand by producing not just more aircraft per month but also more capable ones. The company held a formal groundbreaking ceremony on Nov. 7 for its ambitious plan to double its 787 final assembly...
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