Originally Posted by
Less Hair
It would take years to change back the Renton pipeline from MAX to NG. Boeing cannot afford to wait that long. So that sounds very unlikely to happen.
Yes, interestingly, analysts have been loathe to point out the different tooling necessary and the lag it generates.
Presently, the forecasts 'assume' production will simply ramp back up the instant after the aircraft is given its wings again by the FAA.
Lots of building short side risk for Boeing.