Flying Magazine reports, “Boeing 737 production ground to a halt on Wednesday as the company continues to be riddled with costly strikes in the Pacific Northwest. A Fortune report stated that two separate representatives from Boeing confirmed the production stoppage after a Tuesday Bank of America analyst note suggested production of the company’s best-selling jets had come to a ‘complete halt.’”
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Post-Strike, Boeing Focusing on Production Output
Aviation Week reports, “New fuselages moving into the first Boeing 737 MAX final assembly line positions Dec. 6 signaled day-to-day work on the company’s most important product was back underway following the end of the machinists strike in early November. Boeing’s new priority is ramping up production and factory capacity across its commercial programs while staying true to its pledge to maintain quality.”
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Boeing Plans to Set Record 737 Production Goal for July 2025
Reuters reports that two sources with knowledge of the matter say Boeing “plans to push production of its bestselling 737 narrowbody jet to a record of at least 57 per month by July 2025.” The sources said the plan was in Boeing’s “latest version of its master schedule for suppliers, which was reaffirmed by the planemaker in mid-September.”
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