Boeing to halt 737 Max production next month
Beleaguered plane maker Boeing Co confirmed it will temporarily shut down production of the 737 Max in January.
With the recertification process still weeks, maybe even months way from completion, the company is fast running out of space to store the planes.
There are now about 400 planes waiting to be delivered.
Boeing had already slowed production while it waited for the planes to be cleared by regulators.
With still no definite timeline, production will be suspended from January.
Boeing said there would be no layoffs or furloughs of workers, at least for the time being.
That could change depending on how long the production freeze lasts.
FAA administrator Steve Dickson made it clear the FAA would take as long as is necessary to assess the Max jet before clearing it for service again.
Boeing had hoped to get the Max back into the air by the end of this year.
In a statement the aerospace giant said: Throughout the grounding of the 737 MAX, Boeing has continued to build new airplanes and there are now approximately 400 airplanes in storage. We have previously stated that we would continually evaluate our production plans should the Max grounding continue longer than we expected."
"As a result of this ongoing evaluation, we have decided to prioritize the delivery of stored aircraft and temporarily suspend production."
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