Latest Issue Slows 737 MAX Deliveries, But Not Ramp-Up Plans

Boeing 737 MAX

Boeing will see its completed 737 inventory rise for several months as it works through aft pressure bulkhead repairs.

Credit: Sean Broderick/AW&ST
An extra several weeks’ work to inspect and repair fastener holes in more than 200 Boeing 737 MAXs will likely slow deliveries into the fall, but both Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, which produced the nonconforming parts, insist the program’s planned production-rate ramp-up is not at risk. Boeing...
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.

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