Boeing said Sunday it was extending until further notice a shutdown of its factories in the Puget Sound area of Washington State
The company said it made the decision to extend the shutdown due to the “current assessment of the spread of COVID-19 in Washington state, the reliability of the supply chain and additional recommendations from government health authorities.”
Figuring out how to adjust production to reduce the risk of workplace transmission of the virus is only one of Boeing and rival Airbus’ problems.
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