To accommodate the high demand, Boeing intends to add a new 737 Max production line

A Boeing official told co-workers that the company anticipates establishing a fourth 737 Max production line in the second half of next year as it seeks to increase the output of its best-selling airplane. The new line will be housed at Boeing’s substantial Everett, Washington, factory, which also makes 777s, and 767s, and has begun redesigning some of its 787 Dreamliners. Up until December, it was also producing the 747 jumbo jets there.

Stan Deal, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, stated in a memo to colleagues that CNBC saw, “This undertaking is significant.” We have started the process of informing and preparing our suppliers, customers, unions, and employees as we take the required steps to develop a new line, in addition to preparing the facility. Although Boeing has been anxious to scale up production of the 737 Max, CEO Dave Calhoun has stated that the company is wary of doing so due to labor and supply chain pressures.

It recently stated that it aims to produce 50 of the jets per month in the “2025–2026 timeframe.” Currently, it produces roughly 31 jets per month. The firm stated in a filing on Friday that it intended to hire about 10,000 people this year.

There are now more than 3,600 of these single-aisle aircraft on order from airlines like United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Southwest Airlines. Last year, Boeing received 700 orders for brand-new 737 Max aircraft.

According to Deal, Boeing still intends to run three production lines at the 737 Max plant in Renton, Washington. He cited the demand for more recent models, like the family’s largest aircraft, the 737-10, which currently lacks regulatory permission.

Boeing intends to deliver its final 747 to cargo carrier Atlas Air.