Boeing To Establish 737 Line in Everett, Washington

Now operating two of three lines in Renton, Boeing expects more demand for the 737 Max to require a fourth line at the former 787 assembly bay in Everett.

Boeing now operates two of three Boeing 737 Max lines in Renton, Washington. (Photo: Gregory Polek)

By Gregory Polek • Senior Editor

January 30, 2023

Boeing plans to establish a fourth 737 Max production line in Everett, Washington, at the former 787 Dreamliner assembly hall, Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal told employees in an internal memo Monday. Expected to begin running in the second half of 2024, the line will occupy the 40-26 Production Integration Center, where 787 assembly took place before Boeing moved all Dreamliner final assembly to Charleston, South Carolina. The company plans to shift work on stored 787s to other available Everett high bay space.

Deal said most of the workers at the current 737 assembly site in Renton, Washington, where Boeing now runs two out of three lines it operated before pausing production in 2019, will remain there as it reactivates the third line to accommodate rate increases beyond 31 per month. A small group, along with some Everett workers and some new hires, will help open the fourth line, known as the North Line, he added.

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