Boeing has chosen a site in North Charleston, S.C., for its new 787 Dreamliner interiors-fabrication facility, the company announced Thursday.
Boeing announced in May that it would put an interiors plant near the company's second 787 assembly line, which is under construction in North Charleston, as part of a plan to make that line independent of Washington.
On Thursday, Boeing said it will buy land for the interiors plant in North Charleston, about 10 miles from the assembly line, from Stone Mountain Industrial Park Inc. The company expects to start construction in the fourth quarter of this year.
"This decision is another significant step toward creating a solid aerospace presence for future generations to come in South Carolina," Ray Conner, vice president and general manager, supply-chain management and operations at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said in a news release. "The selected location for our new interiors facility will provide us with the continued flexibility we need to leverage our production capability and meet the needs of our 787 customers."
The plant will make such parts as stowbins, closets, partitions, class dividers, floor-mounted stowbins used by flight attendants, overhead flight-crew rests, overhead flight attendant crew rests, video-control stations and attendant modules.
Boeing announced in May that it would put an interiors plant near the company's second 787 assembly line, which is under construction in North Charleston, as part of a plan to make that line independent of Washington.
On Thursday, Boeing said it will buy land for the interiors plant in North Charleston, about 10 miles from the assembly line, from Stone Mountain Industrial Park Inc. The company expects to start construction in the fourth quarter of this year.
"This decision is another significant step toward creating a solid aerospace presence for future generations to come in South Carolina," Ray Conner, vice president and general manager, supply-chain management and operations at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said in a news release. "The selected location for our new interiors facility will provide us with the continued flexibility we need to leverage our production capability and meet the needs of our 787 customers."
The plant will make such parts as stowbins, closets, partitions, class dividers, floor-mounted stowbins used by flight attendants, overhead flight-crew rests, overhead flight attendant crew rests, video-control stations and attendant modules.
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