Boeing moves 1,000 mechanics from Moses Lake to Renton and Everett lines
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Boeing is transferring 1,000 mechanics from its Moses Lake rework facility to its Renton and Everett assembly lines after the final post‑grounding 737 MAX 8 left Moses Lake, ending the shadow factory operation.
The shift ends the Moses Lake operation that had stored about 250 jets at its peak, and Boeing says the move will eradicate out‑of‑sequence assembly work by moving mechanics from stationary airframes with open‑ended job cards to strict station target times on moving lines, where rework of a long‑stored 737 MAX can require as many labor hours as initial factory assembly.