Last November 9, workers began assembling the 1,000th 777. The airplane is a Boeing 777/300ER (extended range) model. It will be delivered to Dubai-based Emirates Airline in March 2012. Production began with loading of the 97-foot (29.5 meter) wing spar – the main support structure for the wing – into a giant tool that automatically drills, measures and installs more than 5,000 fasteners into the...