In a major move for the multinational corporation and a blow to Washington state's aerospace sector, Boeing will consolidate production of its 787 Dreamliner at its North Charleston plant in South Carolina from the middle of next year. Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Stan Deal said in a statement the decision was made, "to ensure the long-term success of the 787 programme". Everett will be left with 747, 767 and 777/777X assembly work, although jumbo production is set to end in 2022. Boeing's other factory in the Puget Sound area around Seattle, at Renton, will continue to produce the 737. Predictions about consolidating Dreamliner output had been made since late July, when Boeing said it was studying the feasibility of producing 787s at a single location as part of a wider review of the company's organisational structure, supply chain and production system. In October, Boeing stated: "This analysis confirmed the feasibility and efficiency gains created by consolidation."
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