Boeing CEO says company met requirements to increase 737 Max production to 47 jets per month

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said Wednesday that the company has met requirements set by the Federal Aviation Administration to increase its production of 737 Max aircraft to 47 jets per month. The company is currently rolling out aircraft at a rate of 42 per month, Ortberg said at a Bernstein conference. "We've passed the capstone review for rate 47, so we are now in the process of running the line at the 47-a-month rate," Ortberg said. "It'll probably take us a few months of stabilization there. …