(Photo by Luke Sharrett) © 2017 Bloomberg Finance LPBoth Airbus and Boeing BA opened plants in the South in the 2010s. Boeing picked Charleston, S.C.; Airbus picked Mobile, Ala.Today, as the Mobile plant celebrates a milestone, the Charleston plant has reached a crossroads. The Charleston plant began production of the 787 in July 2011, with the first aircraft destined for Air India. Nevertheless, Boeing has said it is studying whether to consolidate 787 production in one location, either Charleston or Everett, Wash. “The Everett plant, with its long-time workers, have fixed traveled work from 787s emerging from the Charleston plant since inception.

Source: Forbes September 20, 2020 16:52 UTC