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Boeing Is Ramping Up 787 Dreamliner Production

Charleston expansion project could double 787 production capacity

Boeing South Carolina expansion groundbreaking November 2025 — Participating in a groundbreaking shovel ceremony in Charleston on November 7 were (left to right) Frank Hatten, Boeing South Carolina education relations specialist; Mayor Reggie Burgess, City of North Charleston; Scott Stocker, 787 vice president and general manager, Boeing South Carolina site leader; Rep. Joe Wilson; Rep. Jim Clyburn; Stephanie Pope, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes; Scott Bessent, U.S. Secretary of Treasury; South Carolina governor Henry McMaster; Jeff Shockey, executive v-p of government operations; U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, South Carolina District 1; Rev. Charles B. Jackson, Brookland Baptist Church; and Schleta Sweat, quality director Boeing South Carolina and 787.

By Hanneke Weitering • Science & Technology Editor

November 14, 2025

Boeing is preparing to ramp up 787 Dreamliner production in Charleston, South Carolina, with the addition of a second final assembly line. On November 7, ahead of the Dubai Airshow, the airframer held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction at the new assembly building, which is scheduled to open in 2028.

Driving Boeing’s Charleston expansion plans is a growing demand for the 787 widebody, for which Boeing has more than 1,000 aircraft on backlog. This year alone, the company has announced more than 300 orders for the 787-9 and 787-10, with letters of intent potentially covering hundreds more. Since entering service in 2011, more than 1,200 units have been delivered.

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