Boeing to Halt Production of 737 Max Airliner in January

Boeing to Halt Production of 737 Max Airliner in January
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 jetliner being built for Turkish Airlines takes off on a test flight in Renton, Wash. on May 8, 2019. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File
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CHICAGO—Boeing Co. said on Dec. 16 that it will temporarily stop producing its grounded 737 Max jet starting in January as it struggles to get approval from regulators to put the plane back in the air.

The Chicago-based company said production would halt at its plant with 12,000 employees in Renton, Washington, near Seattle.