How many shifts did Boeing work in Renton?
“They weren’t working 24 hours a day,” Lombardi said. “There was two shifts [of manufacturing] and … a third shift, but that was mostly just to realign things in the factory and do some cleanup, but the production was two shifts.” Elizabeth Stewart is director of the Renton History Museum .
Is there going to be a Boeing 737 in Renton?
Whatever the timing of a new single-aisle airplane, it is almost certain the days of the Renton factory are numbered. Boeing’s 737 plant footprint in 2020. The commercial/retail.residential development, “The Landing,” is to the right of the 737 FAL building. The P8 FAL is the white roofed building on the upper left. Source: Google Earth.
How big is the Boeing factory in Renton WA?
Covering 1.1 million square feet of factory space, the 737 program has rolled out over 10,600 of the jets since the program began in 1967. More than 7,000 Next-Generation 737 airplanes were produced in Renton from 1997 to 2019. In 2015, the factory began producing the 737 MAX family of airplanes.
When did World War 2 end at Renton?
World War II ended officially in September 1945. Boeing kept building B-29s at Renton until May 1946 and then, just like that, the company pulled up stakes.
“They weren’t working 24 hours a day,” Lombardi said. “There was two shifts [of manufacturing] and … a third shift, but that was mostly just to realign things in the factory and do some cleanup, but the production was two shifts.” Elizabeth Stewart is director of the Renton History Museum .
Whatever the timing of a new single-aisle airplane, it is almost certain the days of the Renton factory are numbered. Boeing’s 737 plant footprint in 2020. The commercial/retail.residential development, “The Landing,” is to the right of the 737 FAL building. The P8 FAL is the white roofed building on the upper left. Source: Google Earth.
Covering 1.1 million square feet of factory space, the 737 program has rolled out over 10,600 of the jets since the program began in 1967. More than 7,000 Next-Generation 737 airplanes were produced in Renton from 1997 to 2019. In 2015, the factory began producing the 737 MAX family of airplanes.
World War II ended officially in September 1945. Boeing kept building B-29s at Renton until May 1946 and then, just like that, the company pulled up stakes.