Mounting 787 Issues Trigger Production Slowdown, Focus Shifts To Deliveries

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787 production rates are set to drop below five per month.
Credit: Sean Broderick / Aviation Week
Boeing is shifting some Charleston, South Carolina factory employees from 787 production to inspection and rework as the push to resolve production-quality issues, including a new problem area in the forward fuselage, continues to hold up deliveries. The change will last “a few weeks,” Boeing said...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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