Boeing has slashed the time its takes to assemble the 777′s three main sections and landing gear from more than 60 hours to just 24, Boeing Commercial Airplanes marketing chief Randy Tinseth wrote Friday That’s a big deal as Boeing boosts production of its largest twin-engine airplane. The company raised its rate from five to seven a month this year and plans to go to 8.3 a month in the first quarter of 2013. “Because the 777 is built on a moving production line and can’t move forward until the join is complete — this new method improves productivity while maintaining first time quality,” Tinseth wrote. “Program leaders credit the team of final body join workers for the milestone that was four years in the making — with each step being closely analyzed. Boeing netted orders for 98 777s this year, not counting Singapore Airlines’ recently announced but not-yet-finalized order for eight of the airplanes.
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