Boeing is investing $1 billion in expanding its facilities in South Carolina to ramp up production of the 787 Dreamliner.

Boeing will make the investment into its South Carolina operations as it aims to double the rate of 787 Dreamliner production.

Boeing plans to invest $1 billion in infrastructure upgrades and generate 500 new jobs at the 787 Dreamliner production home in South Alabama.

Boeing said on Thursday it plans to spend $1 billion to support increased production of its 787 Dreamliner widebody jets, as the U.S. planemaker works to meet an earlier output target of 10 a month by 2026.

Boeing Co. plans to invest $1 billion and hire 500 workers in South Carolina as it expands manufacturing of its 787 Dreamliner to capture surging demand for widebody jets.The project announced on Thursday includes an additional final-assembly plant at Boeing’s campus near Charleston International Airport,

The Virginia-based company said late Thursday that the outlay will go toward expansion and infrastructure upgrades to help meet higher production targets of the wide-body jet.

U.S. aerospace firm Boeing will invest $1 billion to ramp up production of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft in South Carolina, the company said in a statement. Boeing has been plagued by production quality problems and recently endured a strike that lasted more than 50 days and paralyzed two crucial factories.