NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Air India has taken delivery of the first 787 assembled at Boeing’s new South Carolina assembly plant.

EVERETT, WA—Boeing has begun operating a temporary assembly line here to boost production of its 787 Dreamliner.

SEATTLE—Pushing for faster production of its 787 Dreamliner, Boeing is cutting the amount of work needed to make the planes ready to fly after they leave the assembly line.

SEATTLE—Boeing said replacing improperly installed shims on its new 787 Dreamliners will take 10 to 14 days per airplane and doesn’t indicate that the model needs a redesign.