This San Diego company says it’s building the next Boeing

This San Diego company says it’s building the next Boeing

In a hangar 1½ miles from the Mexican border, airplane parts lay scattered across a concrete floor. Rising from the center of the bay is a Star Wars–style cockpit, neon-lit and hissing as the door opens to reveal a dashboard equipped with self-flying software. Orange tape on the floor traces where a wing will eventually end, while the real thing lies in front of the hangar — its multicolored cords exposed like veins. Taken together, the pieces f…