American plane maker Boeing is investing big at its North Charleston plant, as the continued demand for the popular Boeing 787 Dreamliner takes flight. The new project is expected to attract over $1 billion in investment and will create up to 1,000 direct jobs. This week marked the groundbreaking of the site expansion, which is home to the 787 Dreamliner programme.

In 2024, Boeing announced its plans to expand the site near Charleston International Airport and construct a second campus. This project is set to take five years to complete, and will enable the manufacturer to increase its production rate of the 787 to 10 airplanes per month. Already, according to an analysis by Simple Flying , there are close to 1,000 Dreamliners on order across the three variants (787-8, 787-9, a

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