NORTH CHARLESTON, US,Oct. 5, 2012 Boeing today delivered the second 787 Dreamliner to Air India. This was the first 787 Dreamliner built...
NORTH CHARLESTON, US,Oct. 5, 2012
Boeing today delivered the second 787 Dreamliner to Air India.
This was the first 787 Dreamliner built at Boeing's North Charleston, S.C., facility.
Today's delivery marks the 28th 787 Dreamliner delivered to date.
Air India has an order for 27 Dreamliner's
Work on the Boeing South Carolina Final Assembly and Delivery Center began in November 2009. Production of the first South Carolina-built 787 began in mid-2011 and the completed airplane rolled out of the factory in April.
Boeing South Carolina fabricates, integrates and assembles the midbody and aftbody fuselage sections for all 787 Dreamliners. Completed sections are joined in South Carolina Final Assembly, or transported via the Dreamlifter to 787 Final Assembly in Everett, Washington.
Boeing South Carolina will increase final assembly production to three 787s per month by the end of 2013.
