Boeing debuts 787-10 Dreamliner

North Charleston, South Carolina – The Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, the third member of the 787 Dreamliner family, made its debut Feb. 17, 2017, at Boeing South Carolina.

Thousands of employees at the North Charleston site celebrated the event, along with U.S. President Donald Trump and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster.

“What’s happening here at Boeing South Carolina is a true American success story,” said Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing chairman, president and CEO. “In just a few short years, our team has transformed a greenfield site into a modern aerospace production facility that is delivering 787s to airlines all over the world and supporting thousands of U.S. jobs in the process.”

The 787-10, built exclusively at Boeing South Carolina, will now be prepared for its first flight in the coming weeks.

Kevin McAllister, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO, noted that Singapore Airlines is the launch customer.

Boeing will start delivering 787-10 aircraft to airlines in 2018. So far, the airplane has won 149 orders from nine customers across the globe.

An 18ft (5.5m) stretch of the 787-9, the 787-10 is expected to deliver up to 10% better fuel use and emissions than the competition. Since entering service in 2011, the 787 family has flown more than 140 million people on 530 routes around the world, saving an estimated 13 billion pounds of fuel.

Source: Boeing