Boeing Plots Taking 787 Dreamliner Production Beyond Pre-Covid Record Rates

Boeing Co. is laying plans to push production of its 787 Dreamliner to new heights, testing its ability to clear an inventory of parked planes and the strength of its strapped supply chain.

The planemaker is planning to double the South Carolina campus where it manufactures the advanced widebody jet even as it completes work on the last 10 Dreamliners built prior to 2023. They’re among the last remaining jets in Boeing’s so-called “shadow factory” that at one point encompassed hundreds of undelivered 737 Max and Dreamliners requiring extensive repairs.