Boeing’s McNerney visits S.C. factory

Published 1:01 pm Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Boeing’s Jim McNerney toured the company’s 787 parts factory in South Carolina on Friday, reports The Post and Courier.

Boeing’s chief executive had not visited the area in the months before the company picked North Charleston as the site of its second 787 assembly line. McNerney didn’t attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the 787 factory last month.

The facility is supposed to bring up to 3,800 permanent jobs to the region and 2,000 construction jobs. Subcontractors were lining up in Charleston on Tuesday in hopes of landing work there.

Back in Everett, Boeing is readying its delayed 787 for first flight. Aviation Week reports that gauntlet tests are underway on the first Dreamliner.