Boeing plans to increase the production of 737 single aisle airplane to 52 airplanes per month in 2018 in response to strong market demand ...
The increased rate will result in production of 620 airplanes per year, the highest rate ever for the 737 program.
Boeing currently produces 42 airplanes per month at its Renton, Washington, and the company previously announced plans to increase the production rate to 47 airplanes per month in 2017.
The 2014 Current Market Outlook, Boeing's long-term forecast of air traffic volumes and commercial airplane demand, projects a need for more than 25,000 single-aisle airplanes over the next 20 years, worth $2.56 trillion total market value.
To date, 266 customers worldwide have placed more than 12,100 orders for the single-aisle airplane – including more than 6,800 orders for the Next-Generation 737 and more than 2,200 orders for the 737 MAX. Boeing currently has more than 4,000 unfilled orders across the 737 family.
source:Boeing
