The FAA will increase oversight of Boeing as it resumes 737 production.
737 aircraft at Boeing’s Renton facility (Photo: Shutterstock | Thiago B Trevisan)
Boeing 737 production is resuming at a slow pace after the company resolved its machinists strike on Monday.
With the approval of a new contract, Reuters reported that Boeing will now take weeks to continue producing 737s in the single digits per month range for some time, citing two unnamed sources briefed on the matter.
The company was aiming to produce 38 of its best-selling jets per month prior to the strikes, down from 42 a month before January’s Alaska 1282 incident.
Another Reuters report on Thursday stated that the Federal Aviation Administration will increase its oversight of Boeing as the aerospace giant resumes production. The report said that FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker spoke with Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg this week emphasizing that Boeing should use its system for managing safety risks.
A Boeing spokesperson told AirlineGeeks the company will have more to share in the coming days when asked how long it may take for Boeing to ramp up its 737 production.
Boeing delivered 92 737s in Q3 2024, bringing the total to 229 year to date. Its competitor, Airbus, announced in its Q3 earnings report that it aims to produce 75 A320-series jets per month by October 2027.
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