Sun, Sep 19, 2010
Boeing Says It Will Produce 38 737's Per Month By Mid-2013
The production rate for the Next-Generation 737 program will
increase to 38 airplanes per month in the second quarter of 2013,
Boeing announced Thursday. The decision comes just months after
announcing a rate increase on the company's best-selling commercial
jetliner from 31.5 to 35 airplanes per month in early 2012.
"Increasing production is in response to customer demand for
this airplane," said Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO
Jim Albaugh. "Airlines want this innovative airplane sooner to
renew their fleets to serve their customers. We made this decision
after careful evaluation by Boeing and our supplier partners."
Key factors to the rate decision include the company's current
backlog of more than 2,000 Next-Generation 737s, current options
that customers are expected to exercise and ongoing sales
campaigns. The rate increase is not expected to have a material
impact on 2010 financial results.
The Next-Generation 737 was introduced in 1997. Boeing
says the newest airplanes will reduce fuel consumption by two
percent by early 2012, through a combination of airframe and
engine improvements.
The 2010 Current Market Outlook, Boeing's long-term forecast of
air traffic volumes and commercial airplane demand, projects a
market of over 21,000 single-aisle airplanes over the next 20
years, accounting for an anticipated 69 percent of the airplanes
delivered and an estimated 47 percent of the $3.6 trillion total
market value.
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