SEATTLE—Air Force officials and Boeing engineers have started the years-long process of replacing Air Force One, the legendary aircraft that whisks the president and his entourage around the world.
SEATTLE—Boeing has been granted a patent for a fully automated assembly system for making airplane fuselages. The system consists of six assembly cells, a feeder line, and a robot holding area.
CHICAGO—Boeing will open a plant in China in partnership with state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China. The new factory will focus on painting and assembling twin-engine 737 aircraft manufactured in the US. Chinese firms also agreed to buy 300 Boeing jets, in deals worth about $38 billion.
MACON, GA—Boeing will invest $80 million to expand its assembly plant here to produce 747 fuselage panels beginning in 2018. The jetmaker expects to employ up to 200 associates in three years.
BEIJING—Boeing predicts that China will add 6,330 new aircraft worth $950 billion to its commercial fleet by 2034—an increase of more than 310 planes from its last forecast a year ago.
EVERETT, WA—Less than 6 months after Boeing broke ground for its $1 billion Composite Wing Center here, the skeleton and super-structure are rising at an impressive pace.
EVERETT, WA—Through the first five months of this year, Boeing Co. is well on its way to meeting its goal for Dreamliner deliveries. Boeing’s assembly plants in South Carolina and Washington have produced 54 jets through May. At the current rate, the company will produce 130 Dreamliners by the end of the year.
EVERETT, WA—Boeing will shut down a temporary extra assembly line used to build 787 Dreamliners at the end of this year and convert it for use in early production of the forthcoming 777X jet. Two final assembly lines in Everett are currently producing seven 787s per month. Workers on the temporary line, known as the “surge line,” will transition to the other assembly line, which will step up production to match the rate from both assembly lines.
