Boeing delivers 1st 787-10 Dreamliner to Singapore Airlines
Boeing S.C. delivered its first 787-10 Dreamliner to Singapore Airlines amid cheers Sunday night outside of Boeing’s delivery center in North Charleston.
The first customer delivery of a new Boeing jet is a big deal on its own, culminating years of planning and marketing efforts, facility and tooling preparations, workforce training, flight tests and regulatory approvals. But this delivery also signifies that Boeing S.C. has successfully built a jet solely in North Charleston.
“It is an honor for us to be the world’s first airline to take delivery of this amazing aircraft,” Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong said to a large crowd of airline executives and Boeing employees. “The 787-10 is indeed a magnificent piece of engineering, and truly a work of art.”
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