Addendum
Boeing’s 787-10 roaring to rollout
April 1st 2016
It is unusual nowadays that the building of a new passenger jet is running on schedule, but that is the case with Boeing’s latest offering to the marketplace, the B787-10 Dreamliner variant. Read More » Given the vagaries of a complex global supply chain it’s definitely an achievement. Major assembly of the first -10 started last month when Boeing partner, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd, began installing the circular frames into the mid-forward section of the fuselage on March 14, two weeks ahead of schedule.
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“Beginning major assembly early underscored the commitment, discipline and performance of the entire Boeing and partner team worldwide,” said Ken Sanger, vice president of B787 Airplane Development at Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “We are taking all the right steps to ensure we integrate the B787-10 into the production system smoothly.”
As a straightforward stretch of the B787-9, which entered service in 2014, Boeing designed the B787-10 for superior efficiency and maximum commonality. Ninety-five percent of the design and build of the B787-10 and B787-9 will be identical, reducing complexity, cost and risk across the entire production system and providing operational benefits to customers. The -10 is the largest version of the Dreamliner family, which will typically carry more than 320 passengers compared with 210 on the original -8 and 250-290 on the -9.
The -10 will undergo final assembly at Boeing South Carolina in North Charleston with deliveries to begin in 2018. With a capability to cover more than 90% of the world’s twin-aisle routes, the B787-10 will deliver 25% better fuel use than the planes it will replace. Boeing said the aircraft is at least 10% better than airplanes being offered to the market by rivals. To date, the B787-10 has 153 orders from nine customers and accounts for 13% of all 787 orders.
