“This was a decision, honestly, that was easy to make,” Boeing CEO David Calhoun says about the two-week shutdown of its Puget Sound facilities because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Boeing will shut down its Puget Sound-area factories for two weeks because of the coronavirus.
Washington state has declared a state of emergency and several Boeing workers have tested positive for COVID-19.In this Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, file photo, a Boeing worker walks in view of a 737 MAX jet in Renton, Wash.on Monday said it is shutting down production at its factories in the Seattle area for two weeks as the manufacturer grapples with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
The company's move to suspend its production at its facilities in the Puget Sound area comes as Washington state, where most of Boeing's production is centered, is in a state of emergency. Several Boeing employees have tested positive for COVID-19. "These actions are being taken to ensure the well-being of employees, their families and the local community, and will include an orderly shutdown consistent with the requirements of its customers," Boeing said in a statement.
The aviation industry has been especially hit hard by the coronavirus as airlines race to ground hundreds of planes and defer orders to match the collapse in air travel demand.
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