Arlington aerospace supplier is expanding — in South Carolina

EVERETT — One of the Northwest’s largest aerospace suppliers is expanding — in South Carolina.

Boeing has improved 787 production there, spurring AMT Senior Aerospace, an Arlington-based company, to open a 39,000-square-foot site in North Charleston, South Carolina, reports Puget Sound Business Journal’s Steve Wilhelm.

The new facility will focus on just-in-time deliveries for the 787 line there. It is expected to have about 60 employees, a city spokesman told the Journal.

The expansion does not signal the decline of Washington’s aerospace sector. Boeing has one assembly line there — for the 787, and it plans to assemble its newest airplanes — the 737 MAX and 777X — in Washington.

AMT Senior Aerospace does work for the Boeing 737, 777 and 787, as well as Bombardier and Gulfstream jets, according to the company’s website.

Dan Catchpole: 425-339-3454; dcatchpole@heraldnet.com; Twitter: @dcatchpole.

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