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Boeing Everett Factory

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The Boeing Everett Factory, officially the Everett Production Facility, is an airplane assembly plant operated by Boeing in Everett, Washington, sitting on the north side of Paine Field. It includes the largest building in the world by volume, exceeding 472 million cubic feet and covering 98.3 acres.

Facts
Year
1967 1
Significance
More than 5,000 widebody aircraft have been built at the Everett factory since it opened, and its main assembly building is the largest building in the world by volume. 1
Classification
Status
Operational 1
Sources
1. Boeing Everett Factory (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section, para 2, construction sentence
    The factory was built in 1967 for the Boeing 747 and has since been expanded several times to accommodate new airliners, including the 767, 777, and 787 programs.
  • Lead section, para 2, widebody-total sentence
    More than 5,000 widebody aircraft have been built at the Everett factory since it opened.
  • status sentence
    The Boeing Everett Factory, officially the Everett Production Facility, is an airplane assembly plant operated by Boeing in Everett, Washington, sitting on the north side of Paine Field.
  • In Group: Automobile and Aircraft Assembly Plants, Introduction
    The Boeing Everett Factory, officially the Everett Production Facility, is an airplane assembly facility operated by Boeing in Everett, Washington, United States.
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