Boeing will conduct final assembly of the 787-10 exclusively in North Charleston, South Carolina. Boeing currently builds 787-8s and 787-9s at both its facilities in Everett, Washington and South Carolina and will continue to do so. Final assembly of the first 787-10, which will be 18 ft. (5.5 m) longer than the 787-9, is scheduled for 2017 in North Charleston. Boeing Commercial Airplanes VP and GM-787 program Larry Loftis said: “We looked at all our options and found the most efficient and effective solution is to build the 787-10 at Boeing South Carolina. This will allow us to balance 787

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