Back in Seattle now, getting caught up on business after visits to Thailand and Vietnam last week.
I wanted to let you know we’ve just posted some video highlights of a historic day for Boeing earlier in November.
Click above to go to the 787 Dreamliner Milestones site and view the “New Feature,” the Charleston groundbreaking video.
There was a lot of news around the groundbreaking ceremony at the new 787 final assembly site at Boeing Charleston.
A Dreamlifter forms a dramatic backdrop as Commercial Airplanes CEO Jim Albaugh addresses the crowd at the Charleston site.
With a cry of “Gentlemen, start your engines,” the groundbreaking begins.
Certainly, this was a major event for the local South Carolina community as well as for our company.
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Comments (4)
I just wanted to ask whether or not the Charleston facility would complete out 787s for delivery to the customer, or whether 787s would fly to Everett for passenger cabin interior installation and deliver to the customers from there?
If it's the former, that could mean a logistical nightmare for all the Interior parts - being stored in two locations 2000+ miles apart cannot be conducive to 'just in time' installations.
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Fabian,
Yes, Charleston will be a full final assembly and delivery center facility.
-- Randy Tinseth
Posted on December 1, 2009 06:40
Notice its a foreign made machinery doing the site prep?
Guess we know where Boeing is going next.
Posted on December 1, 2009 13:51
Good for Charleston, good jobs will be made.
Posted on December 1, 2009 15:46
Thanks for the update. We're very proud to have Boeing here in Charleston and look to a bright future for us all. We are equipped to assist Boeing and any suppliers with any needs.
See our website at www.787Charleston.com as to our services available.
Posted on December 4, 2009 10:56
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