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Exclusive: Boeing Hiring More than 100 Factory Workers a Week to Boost Output, Replace Retirees
The hiring pace supports higher 737 MAX output and a fourth Seattle-area assembly line as Boeing also expands apprenticeship training beyond 125 slots.
- On Thursday, Boeing began hiring 100 to 140 factory workers weekly, the highest pace since 2024, to replace retirees and support increased production rates for the 737 MAX.
- Boeing needs to staff a fourth Seattle-area production line, known as the North Line, for the 737 MAX as the Federal Aviation Administration-licensed facility targets a 42-plane monthly production ceiling.
- Jon Holden, vice president of training and apprenticeships at the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers , said unionized factory workers in the Pacific Northwest now number more than 34,000.
- Holden characterized the current hiring as a "sustained ramp," noting that workforce requirements extend beyond the production floor to logistics, storage, tooling, and transportation.
- Honeywell Aerospace expects to add more than 1,200 positions this year in engineering and manufacturing to meet growth in commercial aftermarket, defense, and space sectors.
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