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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  A Southwest Airlines flight from Orlando to Providence made an unscheduled stop in South Carolina.

Friday, October 05, 2012  Air India has taken delivery of the first 787 assembled at Boeing's new South Carolina assembly plant.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  The first Boeing 787 manufactured in South Carolina is being delivered to Air India in a formal ceremony.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  The National Transportation Safety Board says a fan shaft failed on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner engine during a taxi test at Charleston International Airport.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  The National Transportation Safety Board says investigators will dismantle the engine from a Boeing 787 that failed during a taxi test last weekend.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  The first Boeing 787 made in South Carolina goes up for a test flight this week.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  United States Attorney Bill Nettles saId Clyde Mitchell, 53, of Gaston, North Carolina, was sentenced today in federal court in Charleston, South Carolina, for Possession of Child Pornography. United States District Judge Richard Gergel of Charleston sentenced Mitchell to 10 years imprisonment and lifetime supervised release.

Monday, June 27, 2011  On Monday morning Boeing's first 787 Dreamliner landed for the first time at the company's new facility in North Charleston.  Today's historic moment is being celebrated by Lowcountry Boeing employees, who gathered on the runway to welcome in the state-of-the-art commercial airliner by spraying it down with water cannons.

Friday, June 24, 2011  Airport officials say the arrival of Southwest Airlines and lower fares have contributed to a sharp increase in travel through the Charleston International Airport.

Friday, March 25, 2011  The Boeing Co. is topping off a South Carolina manufacturing plant where it will make interior fixtures for its new 787 jetliners.