Aircraft
Boeing Breaks Ground on 777X Wing Plant
Company to invest $1 billion in new facility.
The construction site for the 777X wing factory on the north side of the main Boeing final assembly building in Everett, Washington, covers a million square feet. (Photo: Boeing)
The construction site for the 777X wing factory on the north side of the main Boeing final assembly building in Everett, Washington, covers a million square feet. (Photo: Boeing)

Boeing held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday to mark the start of construction of its new 777X Composite Wing Center at the company’s Everett, Washington campus.  The company gained permits for the new 1 million-square-foot facility some seven weeks earlier than anticipated, allowing for an accelerated start to construction.