WICHITA, KS—A Spirit Aerosystems assembly plant here that makes fuselages for Boeing was shut down after a tornado damaged roofs and knocked out power Saturday night. The company is assessing damage at the facility and said it was too early to tell how production might be affected.
SEATTLE—Top-level talks might be the only way to end a seven-year state-aid dispute between aerospace manufacturers Boeing and Airbus, an EU diplomat said Wednesday after the WTO sent both sides its ruling on the issue. The decision, given confidentially, was made on a European Union appeal against U.S. government aid to Boeing.
SEATTLE—Boeing said replacing improperly installed shims on its new 787 Dreamliners will take 10 to 14 days per airplane and doesn’t indicate that the model needs a redesign.
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Boeing’s new assembly plant here is getting much of its power from a 2.6-megawatt solar panel array on its roof. The largest rooftop solar installation in the Southeast, the array generates enough power for 250 homes.
This field report explains how Boeing's Long Beach plant adapted lean manufacturing principles to revamp an entire assembly process from start to finish. The company's plan to build 717s on a continuously moving assembly line could revolutionize the way aircraft are manufactured.
