Boeing says it has resumed 767, 777 wide-body manufacturing

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing stated late on Tuesday it has resumed manufacturing of all airplane applications that had been halted by a machinists’ strike within the Pacific Northwest.

The planemaker confirmed final week it restarted manufacturing of its best-selling 737 MAX jetliner in early December – a few month after the tip of a seven-week strike by 33,000 manufacturing facility staff – and stated it has now resumed wide-body applications in Everett, Washington that have been impacted.

Boeing (NYSE:BA) Industrial Airplanes CEO Stephanie Pope stated in a social media publish on Tuesday the corporate had now resumed manufacturing throughout its 737, 767, and 777/777X airplane applications.

“We’ve taken time to make sure all manufacturing teammates are present on coaching and certifications, whereas positioning stock on the optimum ranges for clean manufacturing,” she added.

Final week, Boeing stated it delivered simply 13 business jets in November, lower than 1 / 4 of the 56 jetliners it handed over to clients 12 months earlier.

Deliveries have been down from 14 in October, when many of the firm’s plane manufacturing was shut down throughout a seven-week strike by 33,000 manufacturing facility staff that ended Nov. 5.

The top of the Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Whitaker, advised Reuters earlier this month he was happy Boeing was slowly and safely resuming manufacturing. The FAA stated it will intensify oversight as Boeing resumed manufacturing.

Whitaker capped manufacturing at 38 737 MAX planes per 30 days in January after a door panel lacking 4 key bolts flew off an Alaska Airways 737 MAX 9 in midair that month, exposing severe questions of safety at Boeing. He plans one other assembly with the planemaker in January to debate manufacturing.

Pope stated workers have been utilizing Boeing’s Security Administration System to determine and handle potential points and guarantee a secure and orderly restart.

“As we transfer ahead, we’ll carefully observe our manufacturing well being efficiency indicators and concentrate on delivering secure, high-quality airplanes on time to our clients,” Pope stated.