Looks like Boeing is grappling with one problem after the other with regards to receiving the spares for 737MAX, just when the problem of striking employees at Spirit AeroSystems is sorted, a rail bridge connecting Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas to Boeing facility in Renton, Washington has collapsed.
The key rail bridge over the Yellowstone River collapsed on June 24, 2023, when a train carrying asphalt fell into the river
As reported by The Air Current, Boeing is now lifting the unpainted and unfinished 737 fuselages, which do not include parts such as wings, horizontal and vertical stabilizers, onto trucks near the crash site. These fuselages will then be transferred onto a train and transported to Renton, Washington to be fully assembled.
Boeing currently produces the 737 MAX and the P-8 Poseidon, a military derivative of the 737 NextGeneration family, which is the predecessor of the 737 MAX family.
Local media reports state that the repair works of the bridge will be completed in a few weeks, however it can’t be said for certain as to how will this impact the production rate of 737 MAX.