Boeing is hiring factory workers in the Pacific Northwest as it adds staff for a fourth 737 MAX production line as part of the company’s push to raise output while replacing retirees and supporting other programs.
Reuters reported that Boeing has been adding about 100 to 140 factory workers each week, with union officials saying the hiring includes workers for the new 737 MAX North Line in Everett, Washington, as well as logistics, tooling, transportation and storage.
The North Line will mark the first time Boeing has built 737s in Everett rather than exclusively in Renton, Washington. Boeing plans to open the line in midsummer 2026 as part of a broader effort to increase 737 MAX production over the next several years.
Jon Holden of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers told Reuters that Boeing needs workers not only to staff the North Line, but also to support parts handling, logistics, tooling, transportation and storage.
Boeing’s unionized factory workforce in the Pacific Northwest now tops 34,000 and is still growing.
Boeing has been working to lift 737 production gradually after years of disruption tied to the MAX’s two fatal crashes, tighter FAA oversight and more recent manufacturing and quality problems, including the January 2024 Alaska Airlines door-plug blowout.
Boeing delivered 46 aircraft in March 2026, down from 51 in February, as the company repaired damaged wiring in about 25 of its 737 MAX jets. Boeing Chief Financial Officer Jay Malave had said the issue was expected to push about ten 737 deliveries into the second quarter of 2026 without changing the company’s annual delivery target.
The company has been increasing 737 production from 38 airplanes a month toward 42 and has been targeting a slower, staged ramp from there, with the North Line intended to support that growth.
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