Vought halts work on Boeing fuselages at SC plant

By Associated Press

Summary

Workers at a South Carolina plant have stopped making rear fuselage sections for Boeing's new 787 jet as the supplier adjusts to a delayed launch.

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Story Published: Aug 13, 2008 at 8:09 AM PST

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Vought halts work on Boeing fuselages at SC plant

The first Boeing 787 stands near completion at the front of the assembly line, Monday, May 19, 2008, in Everett, Wash.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Workers at a South Carolina plant have stopped making rear fuselage sections for Boeing's new 787 jet as the supplier adjusts to a delayed launch.

The Post and Courier of Charleston reports that Vought Aircraft Industries officials don't think they'll make any more of the barrel-shaped structural components for the 787 for at least several months.

Vought president Elmer Doty says production might ramp back up later this year.

About 1,100 workers are employed in plants at Charleston International Airport making sections of the airliner's fuselage, including parts imported from Japan and Italy.

The airliner is being assembled at Boeing's plant in Everett, Wash. Boeing plans to deliver its first 787 sometime next year.