The announcement came soon after the state's governor issued an
order on Monday directing residents to stay home except for essential trips.
Boeing Co said on
Monday it would suspend production of its 787 airplanes at its facilities in
South Carolina amid the coronavirus
pandemic.
The announcement
came soon after the state's governor issued an order on Monday directing
residents to stay home except for essential trips.
Boeing production will be suspended until further notice after the second shift on Wednesday. On Sunday, the largest US planemaker indefinitely extended the halt of its production operations at its Washington state facilities.
On Thursday,
Reuters reported that planemakers - including Boeing and Airbus SE - were
looking at drastic cuts in wide-body production amid a slump in demand for the
industry's largest jetliners, citing manufacturing and supplier sources.
Deliveries of
long-range jets like the Boeing 777 or 787 and Airbus A350 or A330 have been
hit particularly badly as airlines seek deferrals and many withhold progress
payments.
On Monday, Airbus
said it would temporarily halt production at its A220 / A320 manufacturing
facility in Alabama because of "high inventory levels in the sites and the
various government recommendations. "
Production in
Alabama will be halted this week through April 29.
Boeing said on
March 23 it would halt production at its Washington state twin-aisle jetliner
factory as a temporary measure to help fight the outbreak of the respiratory
disease. Production had been expected to resume early this week.
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