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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rio Yamat and Josh Funk

FAA allows Boeing to increase 737 Max production nearly two years after door plug flew off plane

Boeing Production Limits - (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it will allow Boeing to produce more 737 Max airplanes by increasing the monthly limit of 38 that it imposed after a door plug flew off an Alaska Airlines jet that the company built.

The aerospace giant can now produce 42 Max jets per month, the FAA said. It had capped Boeing’s production of Max jets after the terrifying January 2024 incident.

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