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Boeing To Place Second 787 Assembly Line in North Charleston, S.C.
Boeing announced yesterday that it will place its second final assembly line for the 787 Dreamliner in North Charleston, S.C., ending months of speculation

Boeing announced yesterday that it will place its second final assembly line for the 787 Dreamliner in North Charleston, S.C., ending months of speculation over how and when the company’s
standoff with the International Association of Machinists would end. Along with serving as a location for final assembly of 787 Dreamliners, the facility also will have the capability to support the testing and delivery of the airplanes.

Boeing said it evaluated criteria designed to find the final assembly location within the company that would best support the 787 business plan as the program increases production rates. More plainly, it failed to reach what it considered acceptable terms with its workers in the Puget Sound region to mitigate the chances of another strike.