Leading Edge Aviation Services has been selected by Boeing to paint 787 Dreamliners assembled at Boeing’s new North Charleston, S.C., final assembly and delivery facility. Leading Edge will perform the work at its Amarillo, Texas facility where other wide-body airplanes are painted. The company, which specializes in commercial and military aircraft painting, will apply final paint and customer livery to all 787 Dreamliners delivered from the Boeing South Carolina facility.
As 787 Dreamliners complete final assembly and prepare for delivery, the airplanes will make the 1,250-mile (1,212-kilometer) flight from North Charleston to Amarillo to be painted. The airplanes will then return to South Carolina for final delivery to customers from around the world.
