Boeing announced internally Monday morning that it will set up a fourth 737 MAX assembly line inside its increasingly empty widebody jet plant in Everett.
The move, adding to the three existing MAX assembly lines in Renton, will make use of the space freed up in Everett by ending the 747 and 787 production.
It's the first expansion of work in Washington state since Boeing opened its advanced composite center in Everett for fabricating the 777X wings in 2016 — and this time done without the threats Boeing issued then of moving work elsewhere unless the Machinists' union granted concessions.
