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Boeing Rolls Out First 787 Built in South Carolina
AIN AIR TRANSPORT PERSPECTIVE » APRIL 30, 2012

by BILL CAREY
Airplane number 46, the first 787 assembled at Boeing’s new plant in North Charleston, S.C., rolls out April 27 before 7,000 spectators. (Photo: Bill Carey)

April 30, 2012, 11:20 AM

Boeing rolled out the first 787 Dreamliner assembled at its new plant in North Charleston, S.C., on April 27. Addressing a crowd of some 7,000 employees and others gathered under the sun in front of the massive final assembly building, Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Jim Albaugh and Boeing South Carolina general manager Jack Jones framed the occasion in historic terms: It marked the first time Boeing built an airliner outside the Puget Sound region of Washington state.