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Boeing Suspends Charleston Operations Ahead of Storm
Coming hurricane also prompts company to fly several 787s from South Carolina to Everett, Washington, facility

Boeing has ceased operations at its plant in North Charleston, South Carolina, to allow workers to comply with a mandatory evacuation order issued at noon on Tuesday, ahead of an approaching hurricane. The company has also flown several 787s from Charleston to Everett, Washington, near the site of Boeing’s West Coast widebody assembly plant to avoid likely damage from the expected winds.