[Nate2046]

Originally Posted by Rusty Heap

cough cough, I'd use the term "built" in South Carolina loosely........maybe "assembled", but certainly not built.

Debacle of international outsourcing of major components like complete wings and body sections = years of delays and stuff that just didn't fit nor work.

sources:

Business & Technology | Boeing 787: Parts from around world will be swiftly integrated | Seattle Times Newspaper

Yeah but at least they were able to 'break' those pesky unions! Good job furthering the downward spiral of skilled labor in this country and at the same time turning out a more expensive, lower quality product! Lets see you blame 'big labor' for this one.