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Boeing's Everett plant builds widebody jets and, since July 2026, a share of the 737 MAX. The public tour shows a slice of it. Boeing's tour page names one line: the 777 and 777X, seen from the factory balcony.
Production news below is checked against Boeing, Guinness World Records and press reports up to October 2026. Lines change; the balcony doesn't.
The quick answer
From the balcony you look down on the 777 and 777X final assembly line, about 100 feet away. The 767 and the KC-46 tanker are also built in Everett, and a new 737 MAX North Line opened in July 2026, but the tour is only promised for the 777/777X. No 747s (ended 2023) and no 787s (moved to South Carolina in 2021).
Which planes are built at the Boeing Everett factory in 2026?
The 777 freighter, the new 777X, the 767 freighter and its military version the KC-46 tanker, and since July 2026 the 737 MAX on the new North Line.
| Model | Status in Everett, 2026 | On the public tour? |
|---|---|---|
| 777 / 777X | In production; 777X first delivery planned for 2027 | Yes, the line the balcony overlooks |
| 767 / KC-46 | Commercial 767 freighter ends in 2027; the KC-46 tanker continues | Not named by Boeing |
| 737 MAX | North Line opened July 2026 | Not named by Boeing |
| 747 | Ended; last one delivered January 2023 | No |
| 787 | Moved to North Charleston, South Carolina, in 2021 | No |
Boeing announced in October 2024 that the Everett-built 767 freighter would stop in 2027 after the last orders (Bothell Reporter). The KC-46, a 767-based tanker for the US Air Force, carries on.
See the 777X line before the jet enters service. Ticket and transport from Seattle included.
Check dates for the shared tour from SeattleWhat do you see from the Boeing tour balcony?
The 777 and 777X final assembly line, from an observation balcony high above the floor, for about 20 minutes. Workers, tooling and fuselage sections, not finished jets on a runway.
A HeraldNet reporter on the tour in December 2025 stood about 100 feet from the work stations and watched crews installing sections on a 777X for Qatar Airways. The reporter spent “no more than 20 minutes” on the deck (HeraldNet). The Boeing guide narrates the whole way, and the questions come at the end.
What you see depends on the day. Guests on older tours found weekends quieter on the floor. A coach tour guest in October 2026 had fog on the drive and found the talk “a little bit too technical for the average person”. Another, in September 2026, praised “a detailed talk on the manufacturing process of the new 777x aircraft”. Know your crowd.
Has the 777X been certified or delivered yet?
Not yet. As of October 2026 the 777X is still in certification, and Boeing targets the first delivery, to launch customer Lufthansa, in 2027.
Boeing moved the first delivery to 2027 with its third-quarter 2025 results and a $4.9 billion charge (report). In May 2026 the first production 777-9 for Lufthansa flew for three hours over Everett. In June the FAA administrator signalled that certification would follow the remaining 737 MAX variants, which made a 2026 sign-off unlikely (Simple Flying).
For visitors that is good news of a kind: Everett keeps building 777X airframes ahead of certification, and the balcony looks straight at them. Watch for the folding wingtips. Our 777X post follows the timeline.
Can you see the 737 MAX North Line on the Boeing tour?
Don't count on it. The North Line opened in Everett in July 2026, but Boeing's tour page names only the 777/777X line.
Boeing started the line on 6 July 2026 and held a grand opening four days later: the first 737s built outside Renton in more than 50 years (Boeing). It sits in factory space first built for widebodies, including the 747. It is a big story, and the guide may mention it. Seeing it from the public balcony is not part of the official tour.
Details in our post on the Everett 737 North Line.
A guide on the coach talks Boeing's past and present all the way up I-5, then you join the factory tour.
Explore the shared tour from Seattle Tour detailsWhy are there no 747s or 787s on the Boeing tour?
Because neither is built in Everett any more. The 747 ended with a final delivery to Atlas Air in January 2023, and all 787 assembly moved to South Carolina in 2021.
Many photos online, including older ones on tour listings, show 747s and 787s on the Everett floor. They are out of date. The factory itself was built in 1967 for the 747, so its story runs through the tour and the gallery, but the jet is gone. The Boeing Studio at Future of Flight screens a 747 history film (HeraldNet).
Want to stand inside those jets? The Museum of Flight has the first 747 and a 787 you can see up close.
How big is the Boeing Everett factory?
The largest building in the world by volume: 13.4 million cubic metres (472 million cubic feet), on 39.8 hectares (98.3 acres) of floor.
That figure is from Guinness World Records. In practice it means the far wall disappears into haze, and full-size widebodies look like models. Guests try to describe it and give up; one wrote in October 2026, “Really hard to get the full scale of how big it was.” The bus ride between buildings is part of how the tour shows you the size.
What happens on the bus ride and in the tunnel?
A coach takes you from Future of Flight across the Boeing site, then you walk an underground tunnel and climb stairs or ride an elevator to the balcony.
The standard route is 6 steps onto the coach, 22 stairs, a 300-foot tunnel and a 15-second elevator, about 0.3 miles of walking in all (accessibility page). An alternate route has no stairs. The Boeing guide starts talking on the bus.
Most of the 80 minutes is moving, not watching. One coach tour guest in September 2026 felt that: “It seems like a long tour, but it is actually so short, there is little time to ask questions”. Save your questions for the balcony.
What else is there to see at Future of Flight?
The rooftop Sky Deck over Paine Field, a 787 and an F/A-18 Super Hornet flight simulator, a full-scale ISS Destiny module, Wisk air taxis and a Kids' Zone.
- Sky Deck: views over Paine Field, the factory and the North Cascades, with test flights of new jets (Sky Deck).
- Flight simulators: fly a 787 Dreamliner or an F/A-18 Super Hornet, added in October 2025. Ages 12 and older, subject to availability (gallery exhibits). A coach tour guest in October 2026: “Don't miss flying a simulator in the Future of Flight!”
- Destiny module: a full-scale mock-up of the ISS lab Boeing built, which you can walk into.
- Wisk: real autonomous air taxi aircraft, plus a sustainable fuel exhibit, a 747 exhibit and Rosie the Riveter.
- Boeing Store: the flagship, free to enter.
All of it comes with any ticket. What changed this year is in our Future of Flight 2026 update.
A balcony over the 777X line and an hour in the gallery, with the coach both ways.
Check dates for the shared tour from SeattleFrequently asked questions
Do you see planes being built on the Boeing tour?
Yes. From the balcony you watch crews working on the 777 and 777X line. You don't walk on the floor or go near the aircraft.
Can you see the 787 Dreamliner on the Boeing factory tour?
No. All 787 assembly moved to North Charleston, South Carolina, in 2021. The 787 simulator in the gallery is the closest you get in Everett.
Is the 747 still built in Everett?
No. The last 747 was delivered to Atlas Air in January 2023, ending production after more than 50 years.
How long are you in the factory on the Boeing tour?
The whole tour lasts 80 minutes, with about 20 minutes on the observation balcony. The rest is the bus, the tunnel and the walk.
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