Last Everett-built Boeing 787 rolls off the assembly line
EVERETT — The last Everett-built Boeing 787 Dreamliner has rolled off the assembly line at the Paine Field factory, marking the end of the model’s manufacture in Washington. Production of the 787 is being consolidated in South Carolina this month.
The final 787 assembled in Everett left the plant Feb. 26, the Boeing Co. said in a statement on Thursday.
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About 900 employees support 787 production in the Puget Sound region, including those working on the 787 final assembly line in Everett, the company has said.
Some have “already been assigned to other programs or work in Puget Sound,” Boeing said.
Others will be assigned to perform 787 quality inspections in Everett, activity that’s expected to continue throughout 2021, Boeing said. Dreamliner production has been beset by manufacturing defects in recent months, including tiny imperfections that are about the width of a human hair in the jets’ carbon-fiber airframes. Repairs, which can include taking apart the cabins to search for flaws, reportedly can take weeks.
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So they're still going to have to fix South Carolina's fuck ups at least for a little while.
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