Boeing reportedly plans to restart production of 737 Max planes by May despite coronavirus uncertainty
Boeing Chief Financial Officer Greg Smith told Reuters that restarting production of the jet would be a "very slow, methodical, systematic approach to warming the line up, and getting crews back in place."
"Priority number 1 is getting customers' fleets back up," Smith said. "We don't want to add to inventory." Beyond coronavirus, Boeing also faces another hurdle of getting the 737 Max recertified by US regulators in order to return the jet to service. Boeing had hoped that the plane would be cleared to return to service by the end of 2019, but the FAA said in December that the timeline was "
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