Boeing 787 Production To Hit 12 Per Month By Summer

Boeing is ramping up production of the 787 Dreamliner to 12 a month from ten, Beverly Wyse, vice president and general manager of Boeing South Carolina said.

Boeing delivered the 100th 787 from its South Carolina plant to American Airlines on Tuesday.

American now has 14 787-8s, all on international routes, said Terri Pope, Charlotte hub manager. This autumn, it will take delivery of its first 787-9. It has ordered 22 of those, she said.

Boeing's South Carolina plant delivered its first 787 in October 2012. "We'll do the next hundred in half the time," Wyse said.

South Carolina assembles about three 787s a month.

The South Carolina plant will be the sole builder of the newest "stretch" version, the 787-10. Design work for the 787-10 is complete, first flights will take place next year and first deliveries will be in 2018, Wyse said.