Boeing’s Doug Ackerman States Stabilizing 737 MAX Production Soon
The company hopes to add a fourth line of production
Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes Vice President of Quality, Doug Ackerman, has stated that the company hopes to stabilize 737 MAX production at 38 airplanes in the next few months.
In January 2024, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) capped the output at 38 airplanes a month after a mid-air panel blowout in a new jetliner.
Earlier, the monthly production of its best-selling airplane bounced, but Boeing struggled through a series of crises and controversies, hitting its finances, plummeting the morale of employees and losing public trust.
After a $12 billion loss in 2024, the company needs to increase the plane’s production to bring in more moolah. It is on track to produce about 38 of the popular single-aisle airplanes soon.
Kelly Ortberg, the chief executive of Boeing, had earlier stated that the company must prove it can maintain production at that level for several months before expecting the FAA to lift the cap.
Meanwhile, Ackerman held that once the production runs smoothly, Boeing would add a fourth production line.
According to the annual Chief Aerospace Safety Officer Report, it was progressing steadily on all six production quality and safety metrics.