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The following news falls into the "making lemons into lemonade" category.
Two recent events, the third delay in the delivery of the first production 787 Dreamliner and Boeing's loss of the Air Force aerial tanker project to Northrop Grumman and Airbus, could offer a consolation prize to the Puget Sound economy.
According an article this week at Flightglobal.com, Boeing has proposed turning its two misfortunes into more work for workers on its Everett 767 assembly line.
That's the assembly line that was scheduled to produce 767-based tankers for the Air Force.
Now Boeing is proposing to provide temporary capacity for airlines whose 787 Dreamliners will be delivered months behind schedule by replacing them with new 767-300ER aircraft produced in Everett.
Airlines around the world are demanding that Boeing provide them with substitute aircraft to replace the late-arriving Dreamliners, but the market for mid-sized, long-range aircraft now is tight. Few substitute aircraft are available on the lease market.
Airlines such a Qantas are asking Boeing to lease them new Airbus A330s, but the quantity the capacity at Airbus to produce those aircraft is already strained.
Thus the idea of ramping up production of the 767. The aircraft is an older design than the A330, but it's been a steadfast provider of long distance air service for years.
After the 767s do their temporary stints and the 787s arrrive, they could be converted to cargo aircraft, a market for which their is brisk demand.
Boeing is now producing about one 767 a month in Everett, but given a few months lead time, that pace could be increased to produce the fill-in aircraft.
