Boeing speeds MAX output
- With the FAA MAX cap lifted, Boeing's fourth Everett production line targets 47 jets per month this summer. - Boeing aims to reach 53 MAX jets per month by year-end 2026 to chip away at a roughly 4,800-aircraft backlog. - Strong delivery demand keeps airlines ordering the MAX, and manufacturers are racing to close the supply gap amid global travel growth (airinsight.com) (tribuneindia.com).
Boeing is moving to build more 737 MAX jets this summer, using a new fourth assembly line in Everett to push output higher. (boeing.com) (flightglobal.com) The new Everett line, called the North Line, would be the first 737 line outside Renton and is part of Boeing’s plan to reach 47 MAX jets a month this summer. Boeing has said the line can build all MAX models and will start with the 737-8, 737-9 and 737-10. (boeing.com) (airinsight.com) That ramp follows a Federal Aviation Administration cap imposed in January 2024 after the Alaska Airlines door-plug blowout on a nearly new 737 MAX 9. The Federal Aviation Administration later raised Boeing’s limit from 38 to 42 jets a month in October 2025 after safety reviews and continued oversight. (cnbc.com) (aerotime.aero) Boeing is now aiming for 53 MAX jets a month by the end of 2026, a pace tied to cutting into a backlog of roughly 4,800 aircraft. The company delivered 114 737s in the first quarter of 2026, according to its April 14 delivery report. (airinsight.com) (investors.boeing.com) Airlines are still ordering the MAX as travel demand keeps rising and manufacturers struggle to supply enough narrowbody jets. Boeing’s 2025-2044 market outlook projects 43,600 commercial airplane deliveries worldwide, including 33,285 single-aisle jets, with annual traffic growth of 4.2%. (boeing.com 1) (boeing.com 2) Recent orders show that demand. Boeing announced a 30-plane 737 MAX order from Air India on January 29, 2026, a 50-plane Vietnam Airlines order on February 18, and a 105-plane Alaska Airlines order on January 7. (investors.boeing.com 1) (investors.boeing.com 2) In India, Akasa Air said Tuesday it added its 38th aircraft and still has 188 Boeing 737 MAX jets due over the next six years from a 226-plane orderbook. That gives Boeing another fast-growing customer waiting on deliveries as it tries to speed the line without another quality lapse. (tribuneindia.com) (msn.com) The test for Boeing is no longer whether airlines want the MAX. It is whether Boeing can move from 42 a month toward 47 this summer and 53 by late 2026 while the Federal Aviation Administration keeps watching. (airinsight.com) (aerotime.aero)
