Boeing 767s and 777s Are Back in Production
The manufacturing big delivered simply 13 industrial jets in November.
By Caleb Revill
Boeing has confirmed its 767 and 777 airplane applications are again in manufacturing.
A LinkedIn post by Stephanie Pope, CEO of Boeing Business Airplanes, confirmed Tuesday that Boeing had resumed constructing its 767 and 777/777X plane.
“Our teammates have labored methodically to heat up our factories within the Pacific Northwest, utilizing Boeing’s Security Administration System to establish and handle potential points and guarantee a protected and orderly restart,” Pope mentioned within the publish. “Specifically, now we have taken time to make sure all manufacturing teammates are present on coaching and certifications, whereas positioning stock on the optimum ranges for clean manufacturing.”
“As we transfer ahead, we’ll carefully observe our manufacturing well being efficiency indicators and give attention to delivering protected, high-quality airplanes on time to our prospects,” she continued.
The continuation of 767 and 777 manufacturing comes a little bit over every week after Boeing resumed production of its best-selling 737 jetliner – which was stalled for months on account of a machinists strike within the Pacific Northwest.
The 777X static mannequin being rolled out in Everett, Wash. (Picture: Boeing)
In accordance with a latest Reuters report, Boeing industrial jet deliveries had slumped to 13 in November following the strike.
Boeing aimed to construct 38 of its 737 MAX jets per 30 days earlier than the strikes. Analysts from the Jefferies funding agency told Reuters in another report they count on Boeing to supply a mean of 29 737 MAX jets per 30 days in 2025.
The corporate delivered 92 737s in Q3 2024, bringing the entire to 229 yr to this point. Its competitor, Airbus, introduced in its Q3 earnings report that it goals to supply 75 A320-series jets per 30 days by October 2027.
Amid value cuts and layoff announcements for 10% of the company’s workforce, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg mentioned the corporate was additionally phasing out its 767 manufacturing in 2027 after fulfilling present freighter orders.
Final week Boeing invested $1 billion in its South Carolina facilities to spice up 787 manufacturing – which wasn’t affected by the strikes.
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