Boeing Debuts 787-10 Dreamliner
Thousands of employees at the North Charleston, S.C. site celebrated the event, along with U.S. President Donald Trump and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster. "What's happening here at Boeing South Carolina is a true American success story," said Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing chairman, president and CEO. "In just a few short years, our team has transformed a greenfield site into a modern aerospace production facility that is delivering 787s to airlines all over the world and supporting thousands of U.S. jobs in the process."
The 787-10, built exclusively at Boeing South Carolina, will now be prepared for its first flight in the coming weeks.
"This airplane, the most
efficient in its class, is the result of years of hard work and
dedication from our Boeing teammates, suppliers and community partners
in South Carolina and across the globe," said Kevin McAllister,
Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO. "We know our customers,
including launch customer Singapore Airlines, are going to love what the
787-10 will do for their fleets, and we can't wait to see them fly it."
Boeing will deliver the 787-10 to airlines in 2018. The airplane has won 149 orders from nine customers across the globe.
The 787-10, the longest model
of the Dreamliner family, will grow the nonstop routes opened by the
787-8 and 787-9 with unprecedented efficiency. As an 18-foot (5.5-m)
stretch of the 787-9, the 787-10 will deliver the 787 family's preferred
passenger experience and long range with up to 10 percent better fuel
use and emissions than the competition. The 787 Dreamliner family is a
key part of Boeing's twin-aisle strategy, which offers a modern,
optimized and efficient airplane family in every market segment. Since
entering service in 2011, the 787 family has flown more than 140 million
people on 530 routes around the world, saving an estimated 13 billion
pounds of fuel.
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