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Boeing Co. plans to extend work on 787 Dreamliner jetliners at its main widebody factory north of Seattle for months after it shutters production there next year and shifts final assembly to South Carolina.
The planemaker intends to used the freed up space at the Everett, Washington plant to inspect and repair any defects in the carbon-composite airframes of Dreamliners, according to 787 production blogger Uresh Sheth, who cited an internal company email. It will involve aircraft that are located there but haven’t yet been delivered and the transition will likely occur in March, he wrote in a post.
A Boeing spokesperson confirmed the decision, while declining to say how long the inspections would continue or how many workers would stay on to support the 787 program. About 1,000 mechanics and electricians assemble Dreamliners in Everett, a storied plant that risks being hollowed out over the next two years.
as Boeing winds down work on its 747 jumbo jetliner.