Boeing may tell visiting Chinese president it will complete some 737s in China

Boeing may announce in mid-September plans to open a Chinese facility to complete 737 jetliners. Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg is expected to time the announcement with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Sept. 23 visit to Seattle. If it happens, this would be the first time Boeing has operated a commercial aircraft line, and delivered aircraft, outside the United States. The move would be a loss for Renton, Washington, which is where 737 assembly, and completion work, is currently done. While a Chinese…

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