Shanahan Ponders Prospects For Further 787 Rate Hikes
Plans call for Boeing’s new 787 factory in Charleston, South Carolina, to produce three airplanes a month by the end of the year.
Plans call for Boeing’s new 787 factory in Charleston, South Carolina, to produce three airplanes a month by the end of the year.

Boeing has left little doubt that it harbors bigger plans for its new plant in Charleston, South Carolina, where by the end of this year it expects to deliver three Dreamliners a month. While reviewing scenarios for 787 production rate increases and future programs during a briefing to reporters late last month at Boeing’s narrowbody facilities in Renton, Washington, Boeing Commercial Airplanes senior vice president and general manager for airplane programs Pat Shanahan said he would bet that the Charleston factory would contribute significantly to filling the capacity needs the eventual launch and production “ramp up” of the 787-10 would undoubtedly generate. Singapore Airlines became the first to commit to the 787-10 with a conditional order for 30 in late May.