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Boeing Celebrates Final Assembly of 1,000th 767 – Jan 10, 2011

Final Assembly of 1,000th 767

Landmark airplane is last to be built before assembly line moves

Boeing Celebrates Final Assembly of 1,000th 767

A Royal Air Maroc 767-300 at Atlanta. (Photo by Andrew Thon)

EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Final assembly started today on the 1,000th Boeing (NYSE: BA) 767 airplane. Workers marked the milestone with a celebration at the Everett, Wash. factory.

“This milestone is a credit to every employee who had a hand in building 767s over the past 30 years,” said Kim Pastega, vice president and general manager of the 767 program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “It is a testament to engineering a high-quality product that continues to improve through the years.”

via Boeing Celebrates Final Assembly of 1,000th 767 – Jan 10, 2011.

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