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Boeing Delivers First South Carolina-built 787-9 Dreamliner

Chidozie Uzoezie

Mar 18, 2015

1 min read

Updated: Jul 15, 2022

Boeing has delivered the first 787-9 Dreamliner assembled at its North Charleston, S.C., facility to United Airlines. The airplane also marks a milestone for the 787 program as the 250th Dreamliner to be delivered.

"In 2012, we delivered our first South Carolina-built 787-8, and less than three years later, we're celebrating another significant milestone – our first 787-9 delivery," said Beverly Wyse, vice president and general manager, Boeing South Carolina. "This is an incredible achievement for Boeing, and I'm proud to be a member of the Boeing South Carolina team."

In the first quarter of 2013, Boeing South Carolina teammates began fabrication, assembly and integration of the aft and mid fuselage sections for the first Boeing 787-9 and delivered them to Everett Final Assembly.

In November 2014, work began on the first South Carolina-built 787-9 when the first aft and mid sections were delivered to Boeing South Carolina Final Assembly. The airplane rolled out to the flight line in January 2015 and completed its first flight last month.