Cabin Interior and Electronics
Completion centers await new Boeing widebody projects
Head-of-state and VVIP completions centers are awaiting two new Boeing widebodies–the 747-8 and the all-composite 787.

Head-of-state and VVIP completions centers are awaiting two new Boeing widebodies–the 747-8 and the all-composite 787. Both aircraft, which have suffered from well-publicized program delays, are currently in flight test and customer deliveries should begin next year.

The value of Boeing’s order book for widebody VIP aircraft is approaching $6 billion and eclipses that of single-aisle 737-based BBJs by almost three to one. The bigger completion centers are taking notice of the numbers.

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