Boeing expects to obtain the green light to significantly increase the production of its 737 Max in 2025, after US authorities spoke in favor of an increase in the manufacture of 787 Dreamliner, said the head of the manufacturer of US planes on Thursday. The company could obtain the approval of the United States to increase the production of 737 Max in the middle of the year, then again at the end of 2025, according to the head of the Kelly Ortberg group. This period, shorter than expected, supported the Boeing title, which led to Wall Street 3.61% to $ 208.77 around 15:20 GMT.
FAA, the American Aviation Security Authority, gave Boeing last month to produce seven 787 Dreamliner per month, against five before, Kelly Ortberg said at a conference. The FAA exam is based on “the same process as the one we use for the increase in the number of 737 Max,” he said.
Essential to restore the financial health of the aircraft manufacturer
FAA has currently limited the production of 737 Max to 38 per month. The agency began to analyze more closely the production processes of the aircraft manufacturer after an incident in January 2024 aboard a Alaska Airlines plane that had lost a flight fuselage panel. The last incident is the largest that involves a 737 Max plane from the two fatal accidents that occurred in 2018 and 2019, which have given rise to numerous legal procedures and government consultations.
Kelly Ortberg was recruited by Boeing last August after a reorganization of company management. The increase in aircraft production is essential to allow Boeing to recover financially after many losses. Kelly Ortberg aims to approve FAA in the middle of the year for 42,737 max. This could open the way to an authorization of 47 aircraft per month towards the end of 2025, even if the company will not start producing so many devices in 2025, he said.
Source: BFM TV
