Boeing to build new paint facility in South Carolina

Friday, December 13, 2013

Boeing to build new paint facility in South Carolina

Currently all 787s built in South Carolina are flown to Texas to be painted, then flown back for customer delivery.

Daniel McCoy: Reporter- Wichita Business Journal

The Boeing Co. on Friday said it plans to build a 230,000 square-foot paint facility at its plant in North Charleston, S.C., where it will paint fully assembled 787 Dreamliners.
The company said in a press release that construction will begin in the second-half of 2014 and will be complete in 2016.
Currently all 787s built in South Carolina are flown to Texas to be painted, then flown back for customer delivery.
Spirit AeroSystems Inc. (NYSE: SPR) builds the forward fuselage section and other components of the 787 for Boeing (NYSE: BA).

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Boeing to add South Carolina paint facility, adding more land in North Charleston

Dec 13, 2013 Bruce Smith, The Associated Press 0

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Boeing has released more details of its $1 billion expansion in South Carolina, announcing it has acquired more land and will open a painting facility in the state.
The aeronautics company announced Friday that it will begin construction in the second half of 2014 on a 230,000-square-foot building to paint the 787 Dreamliners it builds at its North Charleston assembly plant.
Currently, 787s built in South Carolina are flown to Fort Worth, Texas, to be painted with airline logos and then are returned to South Carolina for final delivery to customers.
“We can make our delivery process even more efficient by painting airplanes here in South Carolina, creating more value and convenience for our customers,” Jack Jones, the vice-president and general manager of Boeing South Carolina, said in a statement.
Boeing said the new paint facility should be in operation by mid-2016.

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