DALLAS (AP) — Boeing says it will be several weeks before it fully resumes building passenger planes, as factory workers return following a strike that lasted nearly two months.
A Boeing spokesperson said Tuesday that the delay in restarting plants in Washington state and Oregon is due to multiple steps needed to resume production.
Airline customers have grown increasingly upset over delays in getting new planes from Boeing — delays that started long before 33,000 machinists went on strike Sept. 13. Boeing’s schedule for gaining certification of new 737 Max models has also been pushed back.
Irish airline Ryanair still expects to get its first 737 Max 10s in the first half of 2027, but the CEO of American Airlines declined to predict Tuesday when his airline might see the largest version of the Max, which has not yet been certified by U.S. regulators.
“I can’t go run Boeing — it’s not my expertise, it’s not where I come from,” Robert Isom said. “Let’s just get one quality aircraft off the line first.”