A visit to the Boeing aircraft factory

A hand demonstrates the width of the composite fuselage of a 787 Dreamliner.
A hand demonstrates the width of the composite fuselage of a 787 Dreamliner.
The Dreamliner Diner lunch room.
The Dreamliner Diner lunch room.
Nose to nose with a 787-8 Dreamliner.
Nose to nose with a 787-8 Dreamliner.
A Boeing 777 in production.
A Boeing 777 in production.
The 1500th Boeing 747 to be built at the Boeing Factory in Everett.
The 1500th Boeing 747 to be built at the Boeing Factory in Everett.
A $23 million GE90 engine made by General Electric for the  777-300.
A $23 million GE90 engine made by General Electric for the 777-300.
Boeing factory tour guide Wes Bare.
Boeing factory tour guide Wes Bare.
Teams of engineers work in their mobile office on the Dreamliner production line.
Teams of engineers work in their mobile office on the Dreamliner production line.
A 777 on the production line.
A 777 on the production line.
A Dreamliner wing being attached.
A Dreamliner wing being attached.
A Dreamliner wing being attached.
A Dreamliner wing being attached.
Some of the thousands of bicycles and tricycles used as transport inside the factory
Some of the thousands of bicycles and tricycles used as transport inside the factory
A giant tumbler on which fuselage sections are turned to join them.
A giant tumbler on which fuselage sections are turned to join them.

Otago Daily Times reporter Debbie Porteous visits the Boeing aircraft factory at Everett, north of Seattle.

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