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Subscribe to RSSIn just 24 hours, line workers at Boeing's suburban Seattle facility put together a 787 "Dreamliner," from nose to tail. CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports.
Pilots from Japan's All Nippon Airways took the controls of Boeing's first 787 jet Tuesday, taking off from the manufacturer's suburban Seattle assembly plant and heading west to put the plane into commercial service.
The jet was delivered more than three years behind schedule after the aerospace giant encountered a series of setbacks in its effort to outsource an unprecedented amount of the planes design and manufacturing to external vendors.
CNBC's Phil LeBeau has been following the project for years and took the network's camera's into Boeing's plant to watch the assembly of plane No. 41 over a 24-hour period recently.
Check out the video above for a time-lapse video showing the plane's assembly from nose to tail, and watch CNBC for a prime-time special "Dreamliner: Inside the World's Most Anticipated Airplane."
The show premieres tonight at 9 p.m., 10 p.m., midnight and 1 a.m. Wednesday (all times Eastern).
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Way to go, Boeing. I took a tour of their assembly plant in Everett when they were getting ready to start production on these and it has been a long wait. Good to see that American manufacturing is still alive and well despite the setbacks. I look forward to flying on one of these some day.
Naysayers say what you will, America is still the greatest country in the world and we still have the ability to lead in technology and greatness.
For all of you out there who think aviation transportation is so terrible, try getting there using another type of travel such as a bus from NY to LA. The American public demanded cheap seats and now that their goal has been achieved, all they can do is complain. The next time you fly keep in mind that most of the pilots, mechanics, flight attendants, ticket counter agents and gate agents that make your flight possible are making up to 60% less than they did 10 years ago! Airline managements are collecting record salaries and bonuses while the rest are ignored or told that the "NEW" business model does not support "NORMAL" airline wages and benefits. This comment does not apply to Southwest Airlines whose truly "DIFFERENT" airline model allows for some of the highest wages and benefits in the business. So the next time you fly with ANY mainline carrier keep in mind you wanted cheap and you got it. This concept also applies to sending so many jobs out of the country but that is another comment!