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The Boeing Everett Factory, officially the Everett Production Facility, is an airplane assembly facility operated by Boeing in Everett, Washington, United States.It sits on the north side of Paine Field and includes the largest building in the world by volume at over 472 million cubic feet (13,400,000 m 3), which covers 98.3 acres (39.8 ha).
Boeing Renton Factory; Boeing South Carolina; M. Michoud Assembly Facility; U. United States Air Force Plant 42
In 1952, Boeing began developing the Boeing 367-80, to demonstrate the advantages of jet propulsion for commercial aviation.Nicknamed the "Dash 80," the prototype rolled out of the Renton factory in May 1954 and would become the basis for two different production aircraft: the military KC-135 Stratotanker and the 707, the first successful commercial jetliner.
Boeing Everett Factory United States: 1967 Everett, Washington: 398,000 m 2 (4,280,000 sq ft) 13.3 million m 3 (472 million cu ft) Boeing's assembly site for a selection of the company's largest aircraft, originally built for construction of the 747. [1] Gigafactory Texas United States: 2022 Austin, Texas: 929,000 m 2 (10,000,000 sq ft)
A year after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during flight, the nation’s top aviation regulator says the company needs "a fundamental cultural shift” to put safety and quality above profits.
Paine Field is home to the Boeing Everett Factory, the world's largest building by volume, and the primary assembly location for Boeing's wide-body 767 and 777, although the facility also produced the 747 and the 787, with the former ending production in 2022 [11] and the latter being moved to Boeing South Carolina in March 2021. [12]
Boeing has been talking about developing a longer-range, midsize plane for more than a decade, but those efforts were derailed by the problems of the last five years.
Boeing is among the largest global aerospace manufacturers; it is the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world based on 2022 revenue [6] and is the largest exporter in the United States by dollar value. [7] Boeing was founded by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington, on July 15, 1916. [8]