Construction of the center wing section of the 787 has begun in Japan
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said Friday it had begun assembling the first
major part of Boeing Co.’s new 787 airplane, which is scheduled to enter
service in 2008. The Japanese company is building the center wing
section of the airplane at a new factory in Handa, Japan. The part will
then be sent to Charleston, S.C., where it will be joined by other parts
before being shipped on to the 787’s final assembly site in Everett, north
of Seattle.
