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- Boeing 747-8. Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) 987,000 lbs. The 747 was the world’s first jumbo jet, first flown in 1969 and introduced into service for Pan Am Airways.
- Boeing 777. Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) 775,000 lbs. Early jet airliners tended to use three or four engines. Besides redundancy, this was a regulatory requirement put on the airlines for long over-water operations.
- Boeing C-17 Globemaster. Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) 585,000 lbs. The only military aircraft to make the list, the C-17 Globemaster, is one of the Air Force’s chief cargo planes.
- Boeing 787-10. Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) 560,000 lbs. Boeing’s newest airliner is also the fourth biggest. The 787 is revolutionary in many ways, but its primary mission was to bring the modern building and design techniques into the wide-body airliner market.
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- Everett, Washington
- Renton, Washington
- North Charleston, South Carolina
- A (Somewhat) Brief Overview
Before we cover the company's final assembly facilities, it's important to know that Boeing aircraft components come from across the United States and around the world. For a few examples, let's look at the 787 Dreamliner - one of the more "international" planes made by Boeing. It has the following components from the following locations (as report...
It was back in May 1967 that the major assembly buildings of Boeing's Everett facilities first opened their doors. In fact, Boeing built its Everett facility specifically to produce the jumbo jet. With the main assembly building having grown to enclose 472 million cubic feet of space (13.36 million cubic meters), it holds the reputation of being th...
With its roots dating back to the second World War, Boeing's Renton site was originally tasked with building the PB2B Sea Ranger bomber for the Navy in 1941. In 1954, the factory began producing the Boeing Dash 80. This led to the development of the Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker (first military jet tanker) and the iconic 707. As Boeing's commercial...
Finally, we have Boeing's 787 assembly facilities in South Carolina. The company broke ground on the 1.2-million-square-foot (116,794 square meters) facility in November 2009, opening the first of three facilities in 2011. For many years, this site in North Charleston was Boeing's second 787 Dreamliner final assembly and delivery facility- and lone...
Hopefully, this provides you with a somewhat brief overview of Boeing's stateside assembly facilities, shedding light on where Boeing's various commercial aircraft offerings are assembled. Without a doubt, this topic could be expanded further to include the more current (and controversial) issues surrounding Boeing's facilities. Hot topics might in...
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- Boeing 737-800. There really is no question that the Boeing 737-800 was the company's most popular jet over the past 22 years. From 2000 to 2020 (when the final deliveries occurred), output only dropped below 100 per year in 2003, 2004, 2019, and 2020.
- Boeing 737-700. Not quite topping 1,000 deliveries since 2000 is the Boeing 737-700. Boeing delivered 944 of the second smallest Next Generation (NG) Boeing 737 family over 22 years.
- Boeing 777-300ER. The second widebody in the top five deliveries manages to rank so highly due to its longevity. Unlike all other aircraft on this list, annual deliveries of the Boeing 777-300ER have never topped 100, with the highest being 88 aircraft in 2016.
- The Boeing 737 MAX 8. Like the Boeing 787-9, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 is a relatively young product, with deliveries commencing in 2017. The aircraft also faced a delivery pause while the 737 MAX was grounded worldwide.
The Boeing Everett Factory, officially the Everett Production Facility, is an airplane assembly facility operated by Boeing in Everett, Washington, United States. It sits on the north side of Paine Field and includes the largest building in the world by volume at over 472 million cubic feet (13,400,000 m 3) and covers 98.3 acres (39.8 ha). [1]
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- 1967
- Everett, Washington, U.S.
Oct 15, 2022 · But for eight consecutive years, from 2012 to 2019, exports through August topped $10 billion, including three years above $15 billion and one above $19 billion. Commercial jet and part exports ...
Oct 11, 2022 · The first B&W, a single-engine biplane seaplane aircraft, also recognized as Boeing Model 1, was completed – and made its first flight – in 1916, just a year after the Flying Birdcage crash. The first attempt to take-off in his own plane strengthened Boeing’s desire to turn the concept into an aircraft manufacturing business.
