Boeing 737 Max 8 fuselages manufactured by Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita, Kansas, on a BSNF train ... [+] heading west over the Bozeman Pass March 12, 2019 in Montana. Boeing had been planning to ramp up 737 production this year from 52 planes a month to 57. In its second-quarter earnings call, Spirit CEO Tom Gentile said the company had game-planned pausing or reducing output in the event that Boeing halted 737 production. If suppliers halt production, Boeing will need to pay some to keep capacity in place, says Aboulafia. Dickson has stated repeatedly that he has no timeline for when the 737 MAX will return to service.

Source: Forbes December 16, 2019 19:06 UTC