Like the rest of the industry, Boeing must also keep its cost structure low. For this reason, the US aircraft manufacturer is relocating production of the 2021 "Dreamliner" model from 787 onwards.

And that from the plant in Everett near Seattle to southern North Charleston in South Carolina. This location was added in 2010 and belongs to those US states that lure corporations with low wages and little union influence, like the news paper Spiegel reported. In addition, the production rate would drop to six jets per month over the next year. 

This saving measure would affect almost 900 employees: They could now lose their jobs. In a circular to the affected workforce, Boeing manager Stan Deal spoke of a “difficult decision” that was needed so that the company could cope with the strains of the pandemic. The 737, 747, 767 and 777 model series will continue to roll off the production line at the Everett plant.