Boeing [NYSE: BA] has begun
assembly of the first Next-Generation 737 to be built at the rate of 38
airplanes per month. Over the past two years, production of the 737 has risen
more than 20 percent, from 31.5 to 38 airplanes a month. In 2014, the rate
will go up again to 42 airplanes a month.
Today mechanics completed loading initial parts of the spars - internal
support structures in the wings – into an automated spar-assembly machine. The
spar is the first step in building the wings and marks the start of major
manufacturing for an airplane.
"The first spar load serves as the defining moment for our latest rate break,
and the 737 team did it as planned, on schedule," said Beverly Wyse, vice
president and general manager of the 737 program. "We have more hard work
ahead of us, but we are well on our way to another successful production rate
increase."
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