Boeing again cutting widebody production rate
Reuters
Published Dec 04, 2020 09:47AM ET
Updated Dec 04, 2020 12:16PM ET
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing (NYSE:BA) Co is reducing its 787 widebody production to five jets monthly in mid-2021 from six, and delivered zero 787s to customers in November, as longer-haul travel demand remains weakened by the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. planemaker's Chief Financial Officer said on Friday.
Boeing's Greg Smith also told a conference that there is no "normal profile" currently for jet pre-delivery payments or PDPs, which are tied to production rates. Boeing has been forced to cut production due to the 20-month grounding of its cash cow 737 MAX after fatal crashes and the pandemic downturn.
"I think we've got a couple years here where PDPs will be a little bumpy," Smith said.
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