Boeing To Increase 737 Production Rate
Boeing will move ahead with

Boeing will move ahead with plans to increase the production rate on the 737 program from 31.5 to 34 airplanes a month in early 2012, the company announced this week. Boeing also said it continues to study the possibility of further rate increases, given strong customer demand for the single-aisle airliners.

While Boeing for months has considered the possibility of a rate hike, one concern centered on whether or not its suppliers could support it. Evidently, the suppliers have convinced the OEM they can.