Aircraft
Boeing To Suspend Production in Puget Sound Area
U.S. aerospace giant Boeing is suspending production activities at its Renton, Everett, Auburn, and Frederickson facilities.
Boeing 777s undergo assembly in Everett, Washington. (Photo: Boeing)
Boeing 777s undergo assembly in Everett, Washington. (Photo: Boeing)

Boeing plans to suspend production at its Puget Sound-area facilities amid a declared state of emergency in Washington state and what the company calls its continuous assessment of the accelerating spread of the coronavirus in the region, the airframer announced Monday. The suspension includes the company’s narrowbody plant in Renton, its widebody facilities in Everett, and its Auburn and Frederickson fabrication plants. Boeing stock briefly stopped trading on the New York Stock exchange early Monday afternoon, just before it released the news.