Boeing Closer to Assembling First 787 Dreamliner (Second Dreamlifter Rolls Out in Taiwan)

Boeing.com ^ | Jan. 12, 2007 | Staff

[Paleo Conservative]

[Paleo Conservative]

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[cmsgop]

AWESOME!

[saganite]

Whoa! I'm sitting in Taipei right now and working out tonight. I'll be looking for the dreamlifter on taxi out.

[NY.SS-Bar9]

Are you $h!++!ng me?

Why on earth would they source parts in Japan and build an aircraft just to ferry the parts? Have we lost so much of our manufacturing base that we couldn't produce these components domestically?

[Fiji Hill]

Boeing 307 Stratoliner

[Paleo Conservative]

Why on earth would they source parts in Japan and build an aircraft just to ferry the parts? Have we lost so much of our manufacturing base that we couldn't produce these components domestically?

There's only room in the worldwide market for two manufacturers of wide bodied aircraft. If Boeing doesn't send work to Japan and other foreign countries, Airbus will. Then when it comes time to sell planes who would the Japanese buy from Boeing or Airbus? The era of planes being the product of one country ended decades ago. Boeing has been outsourcing major structural components to Japanese companies since the start of the 747 program over 40 years ago.

[Wil H]

follow the money...

[phantomworker]

Cute little guy. Nice paint job. I like the name: Dream Lifter.

[phantomworker]

Where've you been? The name of the game is large scale system integration.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

How many airbust planes does JAL fly? Answer = 0

[Snickersnee]

Boeing 307 Stratoliner

King of the Art Deco airways!

[July 4th]

Great pic. Nice to see the pieces starting to come together.

[BallyBill]

Maybe Japan doesn't have unions.

[papasmurf]

I believe McDonnell-Douglas had a like program. My BIL worked at Long Beach, and I think I remember him saying they would fly the plane to Japan just to do the interior and then fly it back. Old memories aren't what they should be, but, I think he said MD-80 or 11.


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[A.A. Cunningham]

Photo Credit: Boeing Photo
Neg #: K63789

[j_tull]

I remember when they used to build planes in Everett and Renton.

[Jorge]

If Boeing doesn't send work to Japan and other foreign countries, Airbus will. Then when it comes time to sell planes who would the Japanese buy from Boeing or Airbus?

Exactly.

Our company Moog, is international and produces components for both Boeing and Airbus.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Another reason some of our manufacturing is going over seas is the cost and Unions.
Even though it hurts to say this, the Japaneses in some things can build it better with better quality than here in America.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

That's because JAL knows who builds them better.