Engineering and design work on Boeing\u2019s 787-10 \u201d\u201d the longest member of the Dreamliner fleet \u201d\u201d is months ahead of schedule, and the company\u2019s North Charleston campus could start work on that line\u2019s first jet as early as next year.<\/p>\n
The accelerated schedule is due to the high percentage of common parts that will be shared by the 787-10 and its predecessor, the 787-9, said Beverly Wyse, vice president and general manager of Boeing South Carolina.<\/p>\n
he North Charleston site will be the sole production facility for the 787-10.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a straightforward stretch of the 787-9, which entered service in 2014, we are leveraging the advanced design and disciplined development system of the 787-9 to create the 787-10 with high commonality and unprecedented efficiency,\u201d\u009d Wyse told The Post and Courier on Tuesday.<\/p>\n