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Boeing Plans Assembly Plant for Navy UAV

October 20, 2021

MASCOUTAH, IL—Boeing will invest $200 million to build a 291,000-square-foot assembly plant here. The project is expected to create 300 jobs.

Boeing Ends 787 Assembly in Washington State

October 23, 2020

EVERETT, WA—The Boeing Co. plans to stop building the 787 Dreamliner at its assembly plant here by mid-2021 and consolidate production of the jet at its factory in North Charleston, SC.

Boeing to Reopen CH-47 Chinook Production Facility in PA

April 20, 2020

RIDLEY PARK, PA — Boeing has reopened its CH-47 Chinook production facility with enhanced safety measures after shutting the site about two and a half weeks prior due to risks of coronavirus contagion.

Boeing Extends Coronavirus Shutdowns Indefinitely

April 6, 2020

SEATTLE—Thirty thousand Boeing employees must start taking vacation or sick time, or apply for unemployment, after the airplane maker decided to keep its Puget Sound plants closed indefinitely.

Boeing Finds Debris in Fuel Tanks of Undelivered 737 MAXs

February 20, 2020

RENTON, WA — Boeing discovered debris that mechanics left inside the wing fuel tanks of several undelivered 737 MAXs during the aircraft assembly process and has ordered inspections of all the undelivered MAXs, about 400 of which are stored at various locations

Boeing Transfers S.C. Max Workers to Main Campus

January 15, 2020

Boeing Co. has transferred employees working on 737 Max engines in Ladson, South Carolina to its main North Charleston campus as a result of the Max production halt announced last month

Spirit AeroSystems Delivers First Integrated 767 Fuselage

December 18, 2019

WICHITA, KS — Spirit AeroSystems announced the completion of its first integrated forward fuselage section for the Boeing 767.

We Are All John Glenn

Jim Smith Ph.D. ABD

May 17, 2019

John Glenn, the famous astronaut and politician, wrote about his history-making earth orbit flight, “As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind: Every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.” Today, we are all John Glenn.

Boeing Opens First European Assembly Plant

November 7, 2018

SHEFFIELD, UK—Boeing opened a new assembly plant here Oct. 25, its first in Europe.

Boeing Production Practice Pioneered in Carolina Going Companywide

August 21, 2017

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—A practice designed to boost production at Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner factories in North Charleston, SC, and Everett, WA, has been so successful that it’s spreading to the aerospace giant’s other divisions. Called “champion times,” the practice measures the amount of time it takes Boeing workers to complete tasks at each stage of a Dreamliner’s assembly. The lowest total after all of the hours worked have been tallied is considered a champion time.

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Product Stewardship: How and Why?

Manufacturers are becoming increasingly concerned with the environmental impact of their assembly operations and the products they churn out. In this webinar, Amanda Nicholson, Chief Operating Officer of the Product Stewardship Institute, will discuss how EPR policies and laws can influence design choices and how they can benefit businesses — leveling the playing field for all.

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Manufacturing Expenditures in 2023? What to Expect: Capital Equipment Survey Report

What capital equipment will assemblers buy next year and how much money will they spend on it? Will manufacturers continue to invest in people, plants and equipment? Or is the U.S. headed for a recession? John Sprovieri, Chief Editor of ASSEMBLY, will answer these questions and more as he reports on the findings of ASSEMBLY magazine’s 26th annual capital equipment spending survey.

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