Boeing plans to restart the production of the troubled 737 Max months before regulators approve the plane to fly again, CEO Dave Calhoun said
Calhoun, holding his first conference call with the media since taking the top job at Boeing last week, said it is important that Boeing get its assembly line in Renton, Washington, going again sooner rather than later. Boeing continued to build the plane throughout 2019, even after the jet was grounded in March following two fatal crashes that killed 346 people. Work on the line was temporarily halted last week.
He admitted that Boeing had not been transparent enough in the past, especially as it repeatedly missed its own target dates for returning the Max to service. "We kept creating a bigger problem for ourselves. It was tough for anyone to trust us," he said.But he said the long process to get the plane approved to fly again will be helpful in convincing the public that it is safe to fly.
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