Now that the second half of the year is underway, we should expect to see some changes in the 787 program the most visible of which is the production taper of 787 temporary surge line in Everett. Last month there were 3 787s loaded into the Surge position 1 to start final assembly. Starting this month Boeing will load only one 787 into the surge line in building 40-24 and that will come at the end of the month for the next four months. 40-24 is going to be a very lonely place until 777X production get started in three years.
The 2 787s from surge production are being allocated one each to the main lines in Everett 40-26 and North Charleston 88-30. In fact North Charleston production is already very busy with 8 airplanes on the final assembly floor and another 6 on the flightline.
Boeing can deliver a total of 12 787s this month, 8 787-8 and 4 787-9. I expect that there can be up to 6 deliveries in July from North Charleston including one 787-8 for PrivatAir that was assembled At Everett but ferried to South Carolina. One 787-8 for Kenya Airways was supposed to be delivered in June but was held up at the request of the customer for unknown reasons. Sources say that this airplane should be delivered this month which would be the 6th delivery out of North Charleston. Some notable deliveries would include the first 787-8 for Scoot and Vietnam's first 787-9 as well as the aforementioned first 787-8 for PrivatAir. Boeing has already delivered 2 787, both to Jetstar.
Thus far through today, July 15, 2015, Boeing has delivered 2 787s this month, 66 in 2015 and 294 total since deliveries began in September 2011.
There was some good news and some potentially not so good news for the 787 program. First the not so good news. Zodiac Aerospace has more trouble again when an explosion occurred (a possible chemical explosion) at its interior fabrication plant in Newport, Washington. Both Boeing and Airbus are reviewing the impact to their production lines but I do believe that this will impact Boeing more than Airbus. It is unclear if it will impact 787 deliveries at this point.
The good news for the 787 program is that the 787-10 has completed its CDR (critical design review) and is on its way to having 90% of detailed engineering drawings completed by the end of the year.
787 Full Production Table
Total 787 Deliveries By Customer
2015 Projected Operator Deliveries
2015 Projected Customer Deliveries
2015 Projected Operator Deliveries
2015 Projected Customer Deliveries
787 Build Location By Customer
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