(Reuters) – Boeing 737 MAX production has fallen sharply in recent weeks as U.S. regulators step up factory checks and workers slow the assembly line outside Seattle to complete outstanding work, industry sources told Reuters.
The FAA has imposed a cap of 38 jets a month following a blowout on a 737 MAX in January, blamed on an assembly error. But the output rate is fluctuating well below this level and in late March fell as low as single digits, they said.
Boeing referred to comments by CFO Brian West who said last month it was taking comprehensive steps to strengthen quality and build confidence – including reducing the amount of so-called travelled or pending work – as the FAA increases audits.
(Reporting by Tim Hepher, Allison Lampert, David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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