Tue, Sep 28, 2010
Ceremony Held After Last Steel Was Put In Place
Boeing said Friday that the steel framework for its new 787
Dreamliner Final Assembly building in South Carolina has been
completed, and recognized the milestone with a special topping-out
ceremony. The event was held in conjunction with BE&K/Turner,
the design-builder of the facility.
"Topping Out" Ceremony In South Carolina Boeing
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The final piece of steel was put into place on the 1.1
million-square-foot (102,193 square meters) structure less than a
year after the November 2009 groundbreaking. Approximately 18,000
tons of steel are used in the building.
"By this time next year, the Final Assembly building will be
complete, and we will have begun production of the first South
Carolina-built 787 Dreamliner. That is tremendous – from
green-field site to airplane production in about 18 months," said
Marco Cavazzoni, vice president and general manager, 787 Final
Assembly and Delivery. "The support we've received and continue to
receive from our South Carolina partners and suppliers, as well as
the state and local community is amazing and is one of the main
reasons we've been able to reach these significant milestones in
such a short timeframe."
Construction on the new facility is on schedule, with airplane
production due to begin in July 2011 and first delivery in
first-quarter 2012. At full production rate, Boeing will assemble
and deliver three 787s per month from South Carolina to customers
around the world. The South Carolina Final Assembly facility will
be one of only three in the world producing twin-aisle commercial
jetliners.
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