Boeing Charleston takes shape

Published 4:56 am Friday, September 24, 2010

Construction on the Boeing Co.’s second 787 final assembly line in North Charleston, S.C., is well underway.

Herald photographer Michael O’Leary and I will get a closer look at Boeing’ s new facility today. The roads around the airport and the Boeing complex here are busy with construction trucks and Boeing workers. Yesterday, as we went into Boeing during shift change, at least four cop cars were there to direct traffic.

As you might expect, the community has been interested in Boeing’s construction at the airport. People in Everett wouldn’t find the new factory large when compared with Boeing’s widebody jet factory. But the Boeing Charleston building makes everything around the airport here look small.