Boeing Pledges Fundamental Change Amid 737 Crisis

Boeing fuselage in factory

Boeing will not roll out 38 737s per month until late this year at the earliest.

Credit: Seattle Times Pool
Years of financially motivated prioritization of speed over quality has driven Boeing into a crisis that has put its flagship 737 MAX program under unprecedented FAA scrutiny and a voluntary production rate cap. Meaningful change—starting with an organizationwide culture shift—will be daunting but...
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