NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.,
Feb. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787-10 Dreamliner, the third member of the 787
Dreamliner family, made its debut today at Boeing South Carolina.
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.
Photos can be downloaded at: http://boeing.mediaroom.com/
Contacts:
Elizabeth Silva
787 Communications
elizabeth.a.silva@boeing.com
425-212-8595
Tim Deaton
Boeing South Carolina Communications
timothy.r.deaton@boeing.com
843-469-9397
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SOURCE Boeing