Boeing Resumes Aircraft Production After Seven-Week Strike

Boeing has officially resumed production on all its aircraft programs after a month-long pause following a seven-week strike by 33,000 machinists on the US West Coast. On December 18, 2024, Stephanie Pope, Boeing’s Executive Vice President and COO, confirmed on LinkedIn that production had restarted for the 737, 767, and 777/777X programs.

The company had already restarted the production of its popular 737 MAX jets on December 6, 2024. Boeing’s order backlog includes 4,818 737 MAX orders, 103 for the 767, 562 for the 777, and 785 for the 787, totaling 6,268 unfilled orders.

Production was halted on September 13, 2024, due to the strike, which ended in November when 58% of union members voted in favor of a new pay deal with a 38% salary increase. The strike had significant financial repercussions for Boeing, contributing to a $6.17 billion net loss in Q3 2024.

Additionally, in October 2024, Boeing announced plans to lay off 17,000 employees, impacting 10% of its workforce, with 2,199 workers affected in Washington and 692 in Missouri.

The company also faced challenges prior to the strike, particularly from an incident in January 2024 involving an Alaska Airlines 737-9. The FAA responded by imposing a production cap of 38 737 MAX aircraft per month.

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