Boeing selects New Breed Logistics for 787 assembly support
Boeing has selected High Point, N.C.-based New Breed Logistics Inc. to provide logistics support for final assembly of its 787 “Dreamliner” aircraft.
The 787 aircraft, scheduled to enter commercial service in 2008, is being designed as a long-range jet capable of carrying 200 to 300 people on routes between 3,500 and 8,500 nautical miles (6,500 to 16,000 kilometers) that will consume 20 percent less fuel than jets in use today.
New Breed will establish a facility with more than 100,000 square feet of space, in close proximity to Boeing’s facility in Everett, Wash., where the 787 will be assembled.
Under terms of the agreement, New Breed will store, provide inventory control, kit, package, distribute, and transport 787 parts, tools and supplies to designated locations within Boeing’s Everett site.
