Aircraft
Rollout of 10,000th Boeing 737 Marks Production Milestone
Celebration precedes delivery of 737 Max 8 to Southwest Airlines
Hundreds of employees gather with customer and supplier representatives at Boeing's factory in Renton, Washington, to celebrate delivery of the 10,000th 737—a 737 Max 8—to Southwest Airlines. (Photo: Boeing)
Hundreds of employees gather with customer and supplier representatives at Boeing's factory in Renton, Washington, to celebrate delivery of the 10,000th 737—a 737 Max 8—to Southwest Airlines. (Photo: Boeing)

A Boeing 737 Max 8 presented Tuesday to Southwest Airlines is the 10,000th 737 produced by the company. Boeing celebrated the aircraft’s legacy at its factory in Renton, Washington, where hundreds of employees and customer representatives helped commemorate the milestone. The company plans to increase production of the 737 from its current rate of 47 airplanes per month to 52 per month later this year.


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