Consequences of pandemic production cuts

US aircraft maker Boeing plans to ramp up production of its narrow-body 737 MAX to 47 a month by the end of 2023. This was reported by Reuters on Saturday, citing its sources.

As the agency points out, Boeing is thus seeking to overcome the effects of pandemic production cuts. At the end of January, the company planned to produce 31 aircraft of this model per month.

As noted by the agency's interlocutors, the manufacturer's plans are still subject to change. The company declined to comment to the agency on the planned increase in production rates.

Meanwhile, as Reuters notes, Boeing's production rate is still lower than in 2019, when operation of the 737 MAX model was temporarily halted due to crashes caused by a failure in the maneuverability improvement system.

The Boeing 737 MAX is an American narrow-body passenger jet. It is the latest generation of the Boeing 737 family, whose first airliners were developed in the USA by the Boeing Corporation in the second half of the 1960s.

However, with all modifications, the Boeing 737 is the most mass-produced jet passenger aircraft in aviation history. As of December 2020, 10,586 aircraft of various modifications have been produced, 387 of which are MAX versions. More than 300 airlines operate aircraft of this type.