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The 737 MAX - Manufacturing Boeing's Future

  • A computer drawing that shows how the factory floor in Renton, Wash. will be configured when production of the new 737 MAX begins. Behind the drawing, current models of the 737 are shown being assembled.
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    Boeing 737

    A computer drawing that shows how the factory floor in Renton, Wash. will be configured when production of the new 737 MAX begins. Behind the drawing, current models of the 737 are shown being assembled.
    AP Photo
  • A model of the new Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplane is displayed at the company's assembly facility in Renton, Wash.
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    Boeing 737

    A model of the new Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplane is displayed at the company's assembly facility in Renton, Wash.
    AP Photo
  • Aviation journalists photograph a cross section mockup of the structure of what will be the new Boeing 737 MAX airplane on display at the 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash.
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    Boeing 737

    Aviation journalists photograph a cross section mockup of the structure of what will be the new Boeing 737 MAX airplane on display at the 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash.
    AP Photo
  • A model of the new Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplane is displayed at the company's assembly facility in Renton, Wash.
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    Boeing 737

    A model of the new Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplane is displayed at the company's assembly facility in Renton, Wash.
    AP Photo
  • Boeing's Linda Lee, right, shows aviation journalists details of a cross section mockup of the structure of what will be the new Boeing 737 MAX airplane on display at the 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash.
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    Boeing 737

    Boeing's Linda Lee, right, shows aviation journalists details of a cross section mockup of the structure of what will be the new Boeing 737 MAX airplane on display at the 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash.
    AP Photo
  • A Boeing employee carries material into a Boeing 737 airplane being assembled in Renton, Wash. The new Boeing 737 MAX will be built in the same facility.
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    Boeing 737

    A Boeing employee carries material into a Boeing 737 airplane being assembled in Renton, Wash. The new Boeing 737 MAX will be built in the same facility.
    AP Photo
  • A Boeing Co. next-generation 737 airplane sits nearly completed at the end of Boeing's 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash.
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    Boeing 737

    A Boeing Co. next-generation 737 airplane sits nearly completed at the end of Boeing's 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash.
    AP Photo
  • Boeing employees work near the tail of a Boeing 737 airplane being assembled in Renton, Wash.
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    Boeing 737

    Boeing employees work near the tail of a Boeing 737 airplane being assembled in Renton, Wash.
    AP Photo
  • A worker checks a computer as he works on assembling a Boeing 737 airplane in Renton, Wash. The new Boeing 737 MAX will be built in the same facility.
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    Boeing 737

    A worker checks a computer as he works on assembling a Boeing 737 airplane in Renton, Wash. The new Boeing 737 MAX will be built in the same facility.
    AP Photo
  • A nearly completed Boeing 737 airplane is shown in Renton, Wash. The plant is so large that many workers use trikes and other vehicles to move around it.
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    Boeing 737

    A nearly completed Boeing 737 airplane is shown in Renton, Wash. The plant is so large that many workers use trikes and other vehicles to move around it.
    AP Photo
  • A Boeing employee works on the door area of a Boeing 737 airplane being assembled in Renton, Wash.
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    Boeing 737

    A Boeing employee works on the door area of a Boeing 737 airplane being assembled in Renton, Wash.
    AP Photo
  • A computer drawing that shows how the factory floor in Renton, Wash. will be configured when production of the new 737 MAX begins. Behind the drawing, current models of the 737 are shown being assembled.
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    Boeing 737

    A computer drawing that shows how the factory floor in Renton, Wash. will be configured when production of the new 737 MAX begins. Behind the drawing, current models of the 737 are shown being assembled.
    AP Photo
  • A worker places a part on the wing of a Boeing 737 airplane Renton, Wash.
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    Boeing 737

    A worker places a part on the wing of a Boeing 737 airplane Renton, Wash.
    AP Photo
  • A worker walks past a nearly completed Boeing 737 airplane. The new Boeing 737 MAX will be built in the same facility.
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    Boeing 737

    A worker walks past a nearly completed Boeing 737 airplane. The new Boeing 737 MAX will be built in the same facility.
    AP Photo
  • Boeing employees work near the engine area of a Boeing 737 airplane being assembled in Renton, Wash.
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    Boeing 737

    Boeing employees work near the engine area of a Boeing 737 airplane being assembled in Renton, Wash.
    AP Photo
A computer drawing that shows how the factory floor in Renton, Wash. will be configured when production of the new 737 MAX begins. Behind the drawing, current models of the 737 are shown being assembled.
A model of the new Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplane is displayed at the company's assembly facility in Renton, Wash.
Aviation journalists photograph a cross section mockup of the structure of what will be the new Boeing 737 MAX airplane on display at the 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash.
A model of the new Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplane is displayed at the company's assembly facility in Renton, Wash.
Boeing's Linda Lee, right, shows aviation journalists details of a cross section mockup of the structure of what will be the new Boeing 737 MAX airplane on display at the 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash.
A Boeing employee carries material into a Boeing 737 airplane being assembled in Renton, Wash. The new Boeing 737 MAX will be built in the same facility.
A Boeing Co. next-generation 737 airplane sits nearly completed at the end of Boeing's 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash.
Boeing employees work near the tail of a Boeing 737 airplane being assembled in Renton, Wash.
A worker checks a computer as he works on assembling a Boeing 737 airplane in Renton, Wash. The new Boeing 737 MAX will be built in the same facility.
A nearly completed Boeing 737 airplane is shown in Renton, Wash. The plant is so large that many workers use trikes and other vehicles to move around it.
A Boeing employee works on the door area of a Boeing 737 airplane being assembled in Renton, Wash.
A computer drawing that shows how the factory floor in Renton, Wash. will be configured when production of the new 737 MAX begins. Behind the drawing, current models of the 737 are shown being assembled.
A worker places a part on the wing of a Boeing 737 airplane Renton, Wash.
A worker walks past a nearly completed Boeing 737 airplane. The new Boeing 737 MAX will be built in the same facility.
Boeing employees work near the engine area of a Boeing 737 airplane being assembled in Renton, Wash.
Updated


Ryanair, a Dublin based low-cost airline recently made the biggest-ever order of Boeing planes by a European airline, it will buy 175 aircraft in a major boost for the U.S. aerospace giant. Ryanair (RYAAY) already operates a fleet of 305 Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft. It is Boeing's biggest European customer for the model, which launched in 1997 and faces global competition from the Airbus A320.

Boeing's primary 737 assembly line in Renton, Washington, faces a transition to building a newer model called the 737 MAX by 2017. Ryanair's order represents about a half-year of full-time work for the plant.