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During the late 1990s, Boeing considered replacement aircraft programs due to slowing sales of the 767 and 747-400.Two new aircraft were proposed. The 747X would have lengthened the 747-400 and improved efficiency, and the Sonic Cruiser would have achieved 15% higher speeds (approximately Mach 0.98) while burning fuel at the same rate as the 767. [2]
Several Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft under construction inside the Boeing South Carolina final assembly building. Now controlling a large site of land in South Carolina, where 60 percent of 787 assembly was already taking place, Boeing announced in October 2009 that it would build a new 787 Dreamliner final assembly and delivery line in North Charleston. [12]
Dorsey worked on the Boeing 777 and 787 Dreamliner, where he said things began to unravel. ... were and could count on your line managers. ... complete aircraft sections to the final assembly site ...
For all models sold beginning with the Boeing 707 in 1957, except the Boeing 720, Boeing's naming system for commercial airliners has taken the form of 7X7 (X representing a number). All model designations from 707 through 787 have been assigned, leaving 797 as the only 7X7 model name not assigned to a product.
Boeing has committed $1 billion to expand its 787 Dreamliner manufacturing plant in South Carolina. The investment aims to upgrade infrastructure and create 500 jobs over five years.
The whistleblower, Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour, said excessive force was applied to fit panels together on the 787 assembly line, raising the risk of fatigue, or microscopic cracking in the ...
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“As a veteran engineer at Boeing with more than four decades of experience, Mr. Salehpour observed shortcuts employed by Boeing to reduce bottlenecks during the 787 assembly process that placed ...