<P> Boeing South Carolina (previously Boeing Charleston) is an assembly site for Boeing's Commercial Airplanes division, located in North Charleston, South Carolina . The site is the major manufacturing, assembly and delivery site for Boeing commercial aircraft in the eastern United States and is one of the largest employment centers in the state . The site currently serves as one of two final assembly and delivery points for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner . The site has seen rapid investment and growth since Boeing made a number of purchases in 2008 and 2009 from its former suppliers Vought and Global Aeronautica who had factories there . The Boeing South Carolina Delivery Center, a 57,920 - square - foot (5,381 m) facility, opened on Nov. 12, 2011, and delivers South Carolina - built 787s to customers from around the world . As of September 28, 2017 the site employs 6,943 workers and contractors </P> <P> The 265 - acre (107 - hectare) site is located on the southern portions of the joint - use Charleston Air Force Base and Charleston International Airport . Ground was broken on the site in October 2009 with limited operations commencing in July 2011 . In 2013, Boeing South Carolina was chosen for the design and manufacturing of the Boeing 737 MAX inlet components located in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina . The site was also chosen to host an Information Technology Center of Excellence and Engineering Design Center in 2013 . </P>

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