Boeing to Restart Full Production of 787 Plane

The troubled Boeing Corporation received good news: The company revealed it would resume full production of its 787 model and expects suppliers to catch up by year’s end.

Both Boeing and its chief rival, Airbus, have had trouble meeting production quotas as airlines have reacted to the increase in travel demand by ordering more airplanes. In Boeing’s situation, the company hasn’t been helped by the ongoing questions about production and safety value for this year.

Since the January 5 midair blowout of a door panel on an Alaska Airlines jet, Boeing has faced intense scrutiny from the public, the airlines, and government agencies.

"Our plan is to return to five a month later this year again as we see that incoming supply of parts comes back to where it needs to be," said Scott Stocker, vice president and general manager of the 787 program in South Carolina.

Monthly production fell below that level.

Certification testing by the Federal Aviation Administration on the 777 series also has begun.

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