Boeing is stepping up factory hiring in the Pacific Northwest as it prepares to open a fourth 737 MAX production line in Everett, Washington, in midsummer 2026. The company is adding roughly 100 to 140 factory workers per week, according to Reuters, as it staffs the new “North Line,” replaces retirees, and supports broader production needs across its commercial programs.
The Everett line is a notable milestone for Boeing because it will be the first time the company builds 737s outside its long-established Renton facility. Boeing says the North Line will expand single-aisle capacity and will be able to build all 737 MAX variants, initially focusing on the 737-8, 737-9 and 737-10. The company has already completed construction and tooling for the line and is now concentrating on hiring and training hundreds of workers, including both new employees and experienced staff from Renton, Everett and Moses Lake.
The hiring push is one of the clearest signs yet that Boeing is moving from production stabilization toward a measured recovery. Reuters reported in February that the North Line forms part of Boeing’s longer-term plan to lift 737 MAX output from 38 aircraft per month to 42, then to 47 per month in 2027, with an eventual goal of 63 a month over the coming years. After years of setbacks tied to the MAX crisis, regulatory scrutiny and more recent manufacturing issues, the Everett expansion signals that Boeing is cautiously rebuilding capacity for its most important commercial jet program.
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