Why does Boeing outsource parts of Dreamliner?

The production of the Dreamliner is one of the most advanced processes within the aviation industry. To make the production as cheap and efficient as possible, Boeing outsourced a large part of the process. The Dreamliner is produced at as many as 135 sites by 50 subcontractors.



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The disadvantage of the high degree of outsourcing in terms of aircraft safety is two-fold. Firstly, it drastically increases the complexity of the production process and therefore poses a challenge to testing the integration of key components.

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