"The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it will allow Boeing to produce more 737 Max airplanes by increasing the monthly limit that it imposed after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines jet that the company built. Boeing can now produce 42 Max jets per month, up from 38, after safety inspectors conducted extensive reviews of the aerospace company's manufacturing lines to ensure an increase in production can be done safely, the FAA said."
"The agency had set a cap on production shortly after the terrifying January 2024 incident involving the Alaska Airlines 737 Max jet. In practice, though, the production rate fell well below the ceiling last year as the company contended with investigations and a machinists' strike that idled factories for almost eight weeks. But Boeing said over the summer that it had reached the monthly cap in the second quarter and would eventually seek the FAA's permission to start producing more of the planes."
"A spokesperson for Boeing said Friday that the company followed a "disciplined process" to make sure it was ready to safely increase production, using safety guidelines and performance goals that it set with the FAA. "We appreciate the work by our team, our suppliers and the FAA to ensure we are prepared to increase production with safety and quality at the forefront," Boeing said in a statement."
The FAA increased Boeing's monthly 737 Max production cap to 42 jets from 38 following extensive safety inspections of Boeing's manufacturing lines to ensure the increase can be implemented safely. The cap was originally set after a January 2024 incident in which a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines-built 737 Max. Boeing's actual output fell below the cap due to investigations and an eight-week machinists' strike, though the company said it reached the cap in the second quarter and sought permission to raise production. Boeing said it followed a disciplined process with FAA-set safety guidelines, and the FAA said oversight and efforts to strengthen Boeing's safety culture will continue. The FAA recently restored Boeing's ability to perform final 737 Max safety inspections after years of FAA-controlled approvals following two fatal crashes.
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