Federal Shutdown Expected to Impact S.C. Boeing Plant
Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 4:47PM The Boeing Co. this week said that deliveries of some of its 787 Dreamliners could be delayed because of the government shutdown.
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration workers that authorize the completed planes out of Boeing’s 787 factory in South Carolina have been furloughed.
The FAA allows workers at Boeing (NYSE: BA) to perform those authorizations at the company’s facilities in Washington state, where it builds most of its aircraft.
The effect for now is limited, as the South Carolina plant only builds one to two 787s a month.
Boeing said it is evaluating contingencies if the furloughs are prolonged.
Spirit AeroSystems Inc. (NYSE: SPR) in Wichita builds the forward fuselage and other components of the 787.
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