Could This Be the Year Boeing Finally Starts To Recover?

Boeing assembly

Boeing intends to catapult its monthly production of new 737s from the low-20s to possibly 42 by the end of the year.

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Boeing is looking to almost double its monthly production rate of new 737 narrowbodies by the end of this year. Optimism is growing that it will be able to achieve that, but that could be the easy part—harder yet will be maintaining the pace. “It’s early innings on the production ramp, and we need...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

Michael Bruno

Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense businesses, supply chains and related issues.

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